China, Russia Are ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partners’: Beijing

China “doesn’t approve of resorting to sanctions to resolve problems,” said a Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson when asked at his regular news conference Monday if Chinese companies will comply with U.S. sanctions against Moscow and stop shipping goods to Russia that use U.S. components. “We oppose even more strongly unilateral sanctions without basis in international law,” said the spokesperson. “We demand that the U.S. side, in handling the Ukraine issue and relations with Russia, shall not harm the legitimate rights and interests of China and other sides concerned.” He described China and Russia as “comprehensive strategic partners of coordination.”