By: Express Web DeskSeptember 14, 2025 10:43 PM IST 2 min read"China has a strong control, and even grip, over Russia, and these powerful Tariffs will break that grip," Trump said.After US President Donald Trump warned of sanctions against China over the import of Russian oil amid the Ukraine war, Beijing said that war cannot solve problems and stressed that sanctions would only complicate them.In a letter sent to all NATO nations on Saturday, Trump had said that some members’ continued imports of Russian oil had “greatly weakened” the alliance’s leverage. Beyond Russia, he proposed that NATO impose tariffs of 50-100 per cent on Chinese goods until the war ends, arguing that such steps would loosen Beijing’s “strong grip” on Moscow.Following this, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a press conference: “China does not participate in or plan wars, and what China does is to encourage peace talks and promote political settlement of hotspot issues through dialogue.” Calling for multilateralism, Wang Yi was quoted as saying by Global Times: “China and Europe should be friends rather than rivals, and should cooperate rather than confront each other. Making the right choices amid the greatest changes in a century demonstrates the responsibilities that both sides should fulfil towards history and the people.”Earlier in a post on Truth Social, Trump had written: “I believe that this, plus NATO, as a group, placing 50 per cent to 100 per cent TARIFFS ON CHINA, to be fully withdrawn after the WAR with Russia and Ukraine is ended, will also be of great help in ENDING this deadly, but RIDICULOUS, WAR”. “China has a strong control, and even grip, over Russia, and these powerful Tariffs will break that grip”.This is not the first time Trump has made targeted China. The US president had accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of “conspiring” against his country after the South Asian nation’s largest-ever military parade held on September 3, with North Korean leader President Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in attendance. However, within hours, Trump said his personal ties with the Chinese leadership were “very good.”Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Chinadonald trump