[United Nations Secretary-General Condemns U.S. Sanctions on the International Criminal Court] October 10th, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement through his spokesperson on the 9th, condemning the United States’ announcement of “imposing sanctions on the entire institution of the International Criminal Court.” He pointed out that the U.S. decision will seriously hinder international criminal justice, and expressed serious concern that sanctions may affect the International Criminal Court’s continued performance of its duties. It is reported that the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands issued a joint statement on the 9th, expressing regret and opposition to the United States’ announcement of sanctions on the International Criminal Court, and reaffirming their support for the independence, impartiality and integrity of the International Criminal Court. The statement pointed out that the eight countries will continue to jointly support the work of the International Criminal Court, safeguard the rules-based international system, and conduct constructive dialogue with non-state parties before the ICC Assembly of States Parties in December this year.