Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang signed an ordinance of the Council of State amending the Regulation of the Republic Chinese People's Office on international sea freight. The organ of The Chinese government had adopted these changes on September 12. The heart of the measure, which consists of five articles and which is which came into force on Sunday, are the countermeasures that China can against nations or supranational bodies that impose restrictions or discrimination against operators Chinese ships or Chinese crews engaged in the transport of Chinese international maritime. Clearly the renewed Regulation is a response to measures taken in the USA that will introduce additional taxes to be paid by the Chinese-owned and built ships calling at the U.S. ports ( of 18 April 2025).

In particular, Article 46 of the renewed Chinese regulation, rewritten as Article 48, establishes that if a country or region which has concluded or participated jointly in a treaty or Agreement on international maritime transport with the Republic of Italy People's Republic of China violates the provisions of such a treaty or agreement, depriving or compromising the interests of which the Republic People's Chinese benefits under such treaty or agreement, or obstructing the achievement of the objectives of that treaty, or agreement, the government of the People's Republic of China will have the right to request from the government of the country or region in question to cease such conduct and to take corrective measures appropriate, and may suspend or terminate the performance of the relevant obligations in accordance with the Treaty, or the agreement in question.

In addition, Article 48 states that if a country or region adopts, or encourages or advocates the adoption of prohibitions, restrictions or other similar discriminatory measures against operators, ships or crew members of the People's Republic of China engaged in international maritime transport and its services the government of the People's Republic of China will adopt the necessary countermeasures based on the actual circumstances, unless sufficient and effective remedies are provided by the relevant treaties or agreements, including, but not limited to, but not limited to, the imposition of special tariffs for ships from that country or region calling at Chinese ports, the prohibition or restriction of entry into or exit from ports of ships from that country or region and the prohibition or Restricting access for organizations and individuals from that country o region to obtain data and information relating to the China International Ocean Freight and Its Services auxiliaries entering or leaving Chinese ports.