General Li Shangfu has been under US sanctions since 2018 for purchasing combat aircraft and equipment from Rosoboronexport.
The National People’s Congress appointed General Li Shangfu as the new Minister of Defense. Reuters reported this on Sunday, March 12.
It is known that 65-year-old Li Shangfu has been under US sanctions since 2018 for purchasing combat aircraft and equipment from the main Russian arms exporter, Rosoboronexport.
In turn, Bloomberg suggests that this appointment could create a “potentially embarrassing situation” should Li Shangfu meet with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.
In 20218, the US State Department imposed broad restrictions against Russian entities and Li Shangfu to “impose costs on the Russian Federation in response to its interference in the American electoral process, which unleashed war in eastern Ukraine, and other malicious activities.”
Sanctions include a ban on foreign exchange transactions under US jurisdiction, a ban on transactions in the country’s financial system, as well as a freeze on all American assets and a ban on obtaining visas.
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