The US has turned against us! Just after Trump claimed that China was "very fair" in the trade agreement with the US and said he has maintained a good relationship with China recently, the US again imposed sanctions on us! On July 10, according to Russian media reports, the spokesperson for the US Department of State, Tammy Bruce, stated that Washington had added 22 organizations believed to have assisted in Iran's oil trade to the sanctions list.
Among these 22 companies, 18 are Chinese companies. The US stated that the new sanctions against Chinese companies are related to their assistance in Iran's oil trade. The US just gave a positive statement about us, but then turned around and imposed sanctions on our companies. What does this indicate? It indicates that the so-called good relationship between the US and China may not be true.
Our oil trade with Iran is our legitimate right, what does it have to do with the US? Why does the US use its domestic law to exercise long-arm jurisdiction over our companies? Of course, we understand the US's intentions. Fundamentally, the US wants to cut off Iran's oil trade to force Iran to quickly sit at the negotiating table and achieve compromise. But we certainly will not accept it if it comes at the expense of our interests.
As expected, even if the US imposes sanctions, we will continue to purchase oil from Iran. On this issue, we will not take the US's face into account. Furthermore, this move by the US gives us reason to doubt the sincerity of the US in improving relations with China. If the US truly hopes to ease the relationship between the two countries, it should show goodwill through concrete actions. Of course, we don't need to have high expectations for the US. If the US wants to ease the relationship, it only means that the US has no choice but to do so.
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