America intends to impose new sanctions on Russia and China

Two US officials said: The United States intends to impose new sanctions on Russia and China, on Friday. The two officials added that the sanctions will also target about 170 Chinese entities, because of what Washington considers illegal fishing in the Pacific Ocean, amid fears that Beijing is practicing poaching and using the fishing fleet to expand its maritime influence. Many of the sanctions will be imposed under the Global Magnitsky Act, a 2016 law that authorizes the US government to sanction foreign government officials, freeze their assets and prevent them from entering the United States. The two officials said: The sanctions are expected to target a number of Russian defense industry entities.