During a regular press briefing held recently, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun issued a formal, firm response following the U.S. State Department’s announcement of fresh unilateral sanctions targeting two individuals and eight entities, including the China National Electronic Import and Export Company (CEIEC) and Beijing H&C Technologies, over alleged ties to Cuba-related cooperation. Guo first emphasized that all collaborative projects carried out between the governments and non-state actors of Beijing and Havana follow international norms, operate on a fully legitimate, transparent basis, and are designed to deliver tangible public benefits to the Cuban people without harming any third party’s interests. The spokesperson went on to denounce the U.S. move to impose these latest punitive measures as a blatant violation of fundamental international law principles, noting that the sanctions were never reviewed or authorized by the United Nations Security Council, the global body mandated to oversee multilateral sanction frameworks. Guo further pushed back against Washington’s long-practiced “long-arm jurisdiction” mechanism, describing it as a hegemonic tool designed to arbitrarily interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign nations and deliberately disrupt normal, mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation between China and Cuba. Reaffirming China’s consistent stance on Cuba-related issues, Guo stated that Beijing will continue to stand firmly behind Havana as the Caribbean nation defends its national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and right to pursue an independent development path free from unwelcome external meddling. To conclude his remarks, the spokesperson made it clear that the Chinese government will not hesitate to roll out all necessary, lawful countermeasures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its domestic enterprises, personnel, and relevant institutions that have been unfairly targeted by the U.S. unlawful sanction actions.