1st LD-Writethru: China firmly opposes EU adding Chinese individuals, entities on sanctions list against Russia

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China deplores and firmly opposes the European Union (EU) adding Chinese individuals and entities on the "fully-fledged listings" in its 15th sanctions package against Russia, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Noting that the EU turned a deaf ear to China's repeated representations and oppositions and acted willfully, the spokesperson said China has always