The flag of Switzerland. File photoMOSCOW, Jul 30 The head of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, said that in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, sanctions would be imposed against China that would be tougher than those that were adopted against the Russian Federation in connection with the military operation in Ukraine. «I firmly believe that we will accept such sanctions,» Inaichen-Fleisch said in an interview with the Neue Zuercher Zeitung newspaper, answering the question of whether Switzerland will introduce sanctions that, in the event of China's invasion of Taiwan, the EU countries will impose against Beijing. with China, the sanctions will be much more radical (than sanctions against the Russian Federation — ed.), because the economic relations are much more significant,» Inaichen-Fleisch added. In this regard, she admitted that the imposition of sanctions against China would cause «more discussion» asin the EU and the USA, as well as in Switzerland. «But I hope it never comes to that,» the head of SECO added. The People's Republic of China officially considers Taiwan to be its province, but Taiwan positions itself as a separate state. In the West, they have recently been discussing what consequences the possible forcible subjugation of Taiwan by Beijing could turn out to be. After the start of the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Americans horrified by Lend-Lease bill for Taiwan
