China has imposed sanctions on two Polish entities linked to the country’s defense and high-tech sectors. The move comes in response to the European Union’s 21st sanctions package against Russia. The latest EU measures targeted several companies from China and Hong Kong that are accused of supplying Moscow with technologies and components used in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
One of the Polish entities placed on China’s export control list is Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST), one of Poland’s leading technical universities with recognized expertise in satellite technologies, and space-related research. The other is Vigo Photonics, a high-tech manufacturer supplying components for the Polish Armed Forces as well as the Military University of Technology, Poland’s premier institution for military engineering.
This is not Beijing’s first move of this kind. In April, China’s Ministry of Commerce added seven European entities to its export control list in response to European measures targeting Chinese companies.
Responding to questions from the Polish Press Agency on July 27, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian emphasized that the decision was “a response to the EU’s erroneous move of listing and sanctioning Chinese companies” and stressed that “the measures do not target any specific country.”
