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China rebuked the European Commission for unwarrantedly and wantonly imposing sanctions on Chinese entities in its previous packages of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, based on the false allegation that they are "supporting" Russia's military. However, the commission targeted more Chinese entities in a sweeping new package of sanctions against Russia over the weekend.

此前，欧盟委员会借乌克兰危机对俄实施多轮制裁时，以所谓“支持”俄罗斯军事为由无端肆意制裁中国实体，中国已就此予以谴责。然而，该委员会在周末推出的新一轮大规模对俄制裁中，又将更多中国实体列为制裁目标。

In its 19th package of sanctions since the start of the Ukraine crisis, the European Commission added 12 Chinese enterprises to its blacklist, targeting refineries, oil traders and petrochemical companies. Subject to approval by all EU member states, the sanctions purportedly demonstrate that "Europe is increasing its pressure on Russia", according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

这是乌克兰危机爆发以来欧盟推出的第19轮对俄制裁，欧盟委员会将12家中国企业纳入黑名单，涉及炼油厂、石油贸易商及石化企业。欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩表示，该制裁方案需经所有欧盟成员国批准，据称此举是为了表明“欧洲正加大对俄罗斯的施压力度”。

China is not the creator of, nor is it a party to the Ukraine crisis. It remains steadfast in its commitment to promoting peace talks and playing a constructive role in multilateral efforts to realize a political settlement of the crisis. By trying to demonize the normal exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Russian entities as efforts to "support" Russia's military, the European Union is simply trying to shift the blame onto China for its own failure to end the conflict.

中国并非乌克兰危机的制造者，也不是冲突当事方。中国始终坚定致力于推动和谈，在多边框架下为实现危机政治解决发挥建设性作用。欧盟将中俄实体间的正常交流合作污蔑为“支持”俄罗斯军事，实则是为自身未能推动冲突结束而试图将责任转嫁中国。

The commission has apparently realized that Ukraine, despite the support it is receiving from the United States and the EU, is unlikely to defeat Russia on the battlefield. And that the bloc cannot impose comprehensive sanctions against Russia without harming its own interests. It is using sanctions against third parties, such as China, as a form of virtue signaling and as an attempt to appease the White House. It is a display of the EU's willingness to do the US' bidding on the issue, rather than as a genuine effort to end the conflict.

欧盟委员会显然已意识到，尽管乌克兰得到美国和欧盟的支持，但在战场上击败俄罗斯的可能性不大；同时，欧盟若对俄罗斯实施全面制裁，必将损害自身利益。因此，其将对中国等第三方实施制裁作为一种“道德表态”，试图以此讨好美国政府。这一做法表明，在该问题上欧盟甘愿听从美国指令，而非真心实意推动冲突结束。

The US administration has called on the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on China and India, as part of its efforts to pressure Beijing and New Delhi to cut