New Trump sanctions on Chinese firms: leverage on Xi or overkill?

The United States has sanctioned a new group of mainland China- and Hong Kong-linked companies and individuals accused of helping Iran secure drone materials and missile-related components, raising fresh tensions days before US President Donald Trump’s state visit to China. The US Treasury Department said on May 8 that its Office of Foreign Assets Control [...] The post New Trump sanctions on Chinese firms: leverage on Xi or overkill? appeared first on Asia Times .
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