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        快看:U.S. should renounce long-arm jurisdiction measures as soon as possible

        2023-02-10 10:18:56來源:人民網

        TheUnitedStateshasalongstandingpracticeofexertingfrequentlong-armjurisdictionoverothercountries.Inrecentyears,thepracticehaskeptexpandinginscope,withU.S."arms"stretchinglongerandlonger.


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        TheU.S.abuseslong-armjurisdictionandtakesitasatooltoplundergeopoliticalandeconomicinterestsandmaintainitshegemony.Thepracticenotonlydisregardsothercountries"sovereignty,blatantlymeddlesinothers"internalaffairs,seriouslydamagesthelegitimateinterestsofothercountries,butalsoseverelyerodesthemultilateralinternationalorderwiththeUnitedNations(UN)atitscore.

        Inessence,long-armjurisdictionisanarbitraryjudicialpractice,wieldedbytheU.S.governmentonthestrengthofitsnationalpowerandfinancialhegemony,toenforceextraterritorialjurisdictionoverentitiesandindividualsofothercountriesonthegroundofitsdomesticlaw.

        TheU.S.hasgraduallydevelopedamassive,mutuallyreinforcingandinterlockinglegalsystemforlong-armjurisdiction,andcontinuedtolowerthethresholdandexpanditsdiscretionarypower,thusshapinglong-armjurisdictionintoatoolfortheU.S.toadvancehegemonicdiplomacyandpursueeconomicinterests.

        TheUnitedStatesistheonlysanctionssuperpowerintheworld.StatisticsshowthatthepreviousU.S.administrationhadimposedover3,900sanctionmeasures,whichmeansitwieldedits"bigstick"threetimesadayonaverage.Byfiscalyear2021,thenumberofactiveU.S.sanctionsdesignationshadincreasedtomorethan9,400.

        U.S.long-armjurisdictionstrainsrelationsbetweencountriesandunderminestheinternationalorder.Thecountryhasextendeditspunitivelegislationtothewholeworldsincethemid-1990s,saidFrenchauthorAliLa?diinhisbook.

        TheU.S.introducedtheHelms-BurtonActtoimposeeconomicsanctionsthroughlong-armjurisdictiononindividualsandentitiesworldwideconductingtransactionswithCuba,rolledouttheD"AmatoActwhichforbidsforeigncompaniesfrominvestingintheenergysectorofIranandLibya,andimplementedthe"TradingwiththeEnemyAct"toexpandsanctionsonRussia,theDemocraticPeople"sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andIran.

        TheU.S.alwaysforcesitsownwillsandstandardsonothers,replacingwidely-acceptedinternationallawsandruleswithitsdomesticlaws.

        OutofthestrongdissatisfactionwithU.S.long-armjurisdiction,theEuropeanUnionputforwardaseriesofproposalsandinitiativesattheUNGeneralAssembly,theSecurityCouncil,theWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)andotherinternationalbodies,callingontheinternationalcommunitytopayattentiontotheharmfuleffectsofU.S.long-armjurisdiction,andevenresortedtotheWTOdisputesettlementprocedures.

        U.S.long-armjurisdictionunderminesthepurposesandfunctionsofvariousinternationalgovernancemechanisms.

        TheU.S.hasfrequentlyimposedunilateralsanctionsoutsidetheUNframework.Asaresult,thesanctioningfunctionoftheSecurityCouncilisundercut,seriouslyaffectingitsnormalfunctionofmaintaininginternationalpeaceandsecurity.

        DespitetherulingoftheDisputeSettlementBodyofWTOthatitsSection301proceduresareaviolationofinternationallaw,theUnitedStatescontinuestolaunchvariousunilateralSection301investigationsonimportsfromChinaandothercountries,andkeepsallexistingSection301tariffsunchanged.Ithasblatantlytrampledonthepurposesandspiritofthemultilateraltradingsystem,anderodedthecornerstoneofthesystem"soperation.

        TheU.S.,wieldingthestickoflong-armjurisdiction,hasbecomeanexpertofunilateralismandbullying,asaboteurofthemultilateraltradingsystem,andamanipulatorapplyingdoublestandardsinindustrialpolicies.

        U.S.long-armjurisdictionsuppressesbusinesscompetitorsandunderminestheinterestsofcompaniesinothercountries.

        Itabusesitspublicpowertosuppresscompetitorsandmeddleinnormalinternationalbusinessactivities,whichmarksacompletedeparturefromitslong-standingself-proclaimedchampionofliberalmarketeconomy.

        TheU.S.appliedtheForeignCorruptPracticesActandotherdomesticlawsinothercountries,imposingastronomicalfinesonmultipleindustrialleadersinEurope,whichcrippledthecompetitivenessofEuropeanindustry.

        EnterprisesfromAmerica"sallies,suchasJapan"sToshiba,SiemensinGermany,andFrenchcompanyAlstomwerealloncetargetsofU.S."actsofpiracy."

        AreportsaidthatU.S.long-armjurisdictionhasbecomearealindustry,aweaponthatthecountryusestoweakenforeigncompetitorsineconomicwars.

        U.S.long-armjurisdictionviolatesthebasichumanrightsofcitizensinothercountries.

        Inrecentyears,theU.S.hasfrequentlyemployedtheGlobalMagnitskyHumanRightsAccountabilityAct(2016)toimposeunilateralsanctionsonentitiesinvariouscountriesdeemedtohaveengagedin"serioushumanrightsviolations."However,ithasoftenviolatedthebasichumanrightsofthesanctionedsubjectswhileexercisingsuchunilateralsanctions.

        NadiaHelmy,apoliticalscienceprofessoratEgypt"sBeni-SuefUniversity,notedthatU.S.sanctionsimposedonAfghanistan,Iran,Syria,Yemenandothercountrieshavenotonlyfailedtoreachitsgoalofeconomiccoercion,butalsoseriouslydisturbedtheCOVID-19responsesinthesecountries.

        AstheBrookingsInstitutionestimated,duringtheheightofthepandemicinIran,U.S.sanctionsfurtherexacerbatedthespreadofthevirusandcouldhavecausedupto13,000ofdeaths.

        Today"sworldisfacinguncertaintiesandinstabilities,andneedscountriestoforgesolidarity.TheU.S.shouldrenounceitsillegalunilateralsanctionsandlong-armjurisdictionmeasures,trulytakeupitsinternationalresponsibilitiesasamajorcountry,andworkwithothercountiestosafeguardinternationalequityandjustice,andpromotethepeacefuldevelopmentoftheworld.

        (ZhongShengisapennameoftenusedbyPeople"sDailytoexpressitsviewsonforeignpolicyandinternationalaffairs.)

        (Webeditor:ChangSha,DuMingming)

        標簽: DuMingming ChangSha introducedtheHelms

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