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China's Ministry of Commerce; activates Blocking Rules to counter OFAC Iran secondary sanctions.
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#17 13 Aug
Mentioned in: Trump taxes drone parts at 100 per cent
Drones: Industry & Defence#17 5 Aug
Imposed case-by-case export licensing on dual-use drones bound for the US
Drones: Industry & Defence: Beijing puts US drone parts on licence#13 15 Jul
Issued the statement on the Nexperia dispute
European Tech Sovereignty: Beijing urges Dutch talks to settle Nexperia dispute#120 5 Jun
Mentioned in: Treasury hits first Chinese oil firm
Iran Conflict 2026#107 25 May
Mentioned in: OFAC silent as sanctions licence lapses
Iran Conflict 2026#107 25 May
China halts big-four loans to refiners
Iran Conflict 2026#104 25 May
Issued Announcement No. 21 directing Hengli and four sister refineries to disregard OFAC sanctions
Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC licence on Hengli expires 24 May#106 24 May
Mentioned in: Sanctions licence dies in OFAC silence
Iran Conflict 2026#105 21 May
Mentioned in: Hengli moves Singapore arm before GL V cliff
Iran Conflict 2026#102 19 May
Mentioned in: OFAC SDN round skips mainland refineries again
Iran Conflict 2026#104 19 May
Mentioned in: OFAC sb0502: 50 entities, 19 vessels, no refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#98 15 May
Mentioned in: OFAC designates twelve for IRGC oil routing
Iran Conflict 2026#96 13 May
Mentioned in: Trump flies east, desk still empty
Iran Conflict 2026#96 13 May
Mentioned in: China backs Pakistan as US-Iran channel
Iran Conflict 2026#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Trump's Beijing trip holds off Iran action
Iran Conflict 2026#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Economic Fury hits four Hong Kong shells
Iran Conflict 2026#93 10 May
Mentioned in: Trump expects Iran reply; signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#93 9 May
Mentioned in: Mokhber calls Hormuz an atomic-bomb equivalent
Iran Conflict 2026#92 8 May
Ordered five OFAC-sanctioned refineries to publicly defy OFAC under China's 2021 Blocking Rules via Announcement No. 21
Iran Conflict 2026: Beijing splits MOFCOM defiance from NFRA loan halt#93 8 May
Mentioned in: OFAC sanctions China's biggest SAR satellite firm
Iran Conflict 2026#91 7 May
China splits on Hengli before Trump-Xi
Iran Conflict 2026#89 6 May
Araghchi meets Wang Yi in Beijing
Iran Conflict 2026#90 6 May
Mentioned in: Xi denies arms transfers ahead of summit
Iran Conflict 2026#87 2 May
Activated the 2021 Blocking Rules, naming five refineries barred from OFAC Iran compliance
Iran Conflict 2026: China activates 2021 Blocking Rules against OFAC#88 2 May
Published the five named Chinese refineries protected under the 2 May Blocking Rules order
Iran Conflict 2026: MOFCOM names five Chinese refineries under Blocking Rules#90 2 May
Issued Announcement No. 21 directing Chinese entities not to comply with EO 13902 and EO 13846
Iran Conflict 2026: Beijing flips its blocking statute live#103 2 May
Published Announcement No. 21 on 2 May directing Chinese entities to disregard US sanctions on five named mainland refineries
Iran Conflict 2026: MOFCOM No. 21 mirrors OFAC's blind spots#82 26 Apr
Issued no specific instrument in response to the Hengli designation; response held at embassy level
Iran Conflict 2026: GL-V opens a 24 May Iran deadline#80 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Beijing's Hengli reply stops at the embassy
Iran Conflict 2026#82 13 Apr