China issues rules for citizens to stop 'unjustified' use of foreign laws

The Chinese move comes as outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump extends his campaign against Chinese companies in his final days in office, further straining ties between the world's two largest econom

China issued new rules to block its companies and citizens from having to follow “unjustified” foreign laws and measures, in its latest riposte to U.S. restrictions on businesses like ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok.
 

The rules on “counteracting unjustified extra-territorial application” of foreign legislation and other measures are effective immediately and allow authorities to ban the imposition of other jurisdictions’ laws on Chinese entities when it deems them inappropriate, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on its website on Saturday. The measures aim to protect “normal trade” and other activities, it said.

The Chinese move comes as outgoing U.S. President