Chinese ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun participates in a press conference in Beijing. (EPA Images pic)BEIJING: Beijing condemned on Friday new US sanctions against Cuba which it said sought to "sabotage" Chinese relations with the island.

The new wave of sanctions announced by the state department on Thursday targets Cuba's oil and electronics sectors.

It also includes, for the first time, two Chinese companies accused of supplying the island's military with electronics and other security equipment.

China's foreign ministry vehemently opposed the move, calling the sanctions illegal and an example of "long-arm jurisdiction".