Trump-Xi Summit and China Iran Ties
The article focused on China's continued efforts to maintain its relationships with Iran despite American pressures during the Trump and Xi summit, where China continued to purchase about 80 to 90% of Iran's oil exports transported by sea in 2026. Despite Trump's administration's attempts to zero out economic cooperation with Iran by imposing sanctions on Chinese banks and companies, Beijing still considers its strategic interests paramount and responded flexibly by enacting laws to counter U.S. sanctions and refusing to comply with sanctions on five refining companies. China views military action against Iran as illegitimate without international consensus, and Chinese calculations demonstrate a careful effort to balance its relations with Iran and Gulf countries while maintaining a stable relationship with Washington.
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