US President Donald Trump will raise China’s ongoing energy purchases from Iran during his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said. While Washington does not want the issue to derail broader US-China relations or potential agreements, it remains a key concern. The Trump administration has warned banks of secondary sanctions for supporting Chinese refiners buying Iranian oil, aiming to cut off a vital financial lifeline. Greer emphasized that “anyon

US President Donald Trump will raise China’s ongoing energy purchases from Iran during his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said. While Washington does not want the issue to derail broader US-China relations or potential agreements, it remains a key concern. The Trump administration has warned banks of secondary sanctions for supporting Chinese refiners buying Iranian oil, aiming to cut off a vital financial lifeline. Greer emphasized that “anyone buying oil from Iran is contributing” to the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism.