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China warns retaliation as Trump’s Iran tariff threat targets the discount oil Beijing depends on
China warned of countermeasures after Donald Trump threatened 25% tariffs on countries trading with Iran, raising risks to Beijing’s oil imports.
As U.S. imports from China have declined amid the two countries’ trade war, China has sent more exports to Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere.
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China has strongly condemned the United States’ threat of military action against Iran, urging respect for national sovereignty and opposing any use or threat of force amid rising tensions over the protests in Tehran.
This came on the same day that Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social: "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America. This Order is final and conclusive.”
Beijing denounced Trump’s 25% tariff on countries that do business with Tehran, but seems reluctant to offer more support.
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