Comicomment丨 Wielding whip of sanctions: U.S. bullying will backfire

(ECNS)--Hundreds of lawyers globally have urged the U.S. to cease using unilateral economic sanctions in a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, arguing that this practice constitutes collective punishment of civilians and violates international law.

Lawyers, legal organizations and scholars also warned that the sanctions may result in economic instability, hunger, and diminished access to essential medicines and goods. For a long time, the U.S. has pursued its own interests by weaponizing unilateral trade measures. It uses "tariff " and "economic sanctions" as tools of coercion, disregarding the collective impact on civilians, abusing unilateral sanctions, undermining international order, and turning a deaf ear to the calls for justice from the international community. This behavior is a typical manifestation of hegemonic thinking.