China/South China Sea: US Slaps Sanctions on China Oil Giant over South China Sea Activity

Jan 14, 2021 | Matthew Pennington, Radio Free Asia
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The United States on Thursday blacklisted Chinese oil giant CNOOC and slapped visa restrictions on officials of the Chinese navy, ruling party and state-owned enterprises over land reclamation and “coercion” of Southeast Asian claimants in the disputed South China Sea. The action by the Trump administration will add to U.S.-China tensions that have spiked in the past year. It comes just six days before Joe Biden takes office as the new U.S. president on Jan. 20.