Chinese firms risk getting caught in web of US sanctions on Russia
Secondary sanctions allow Washington to punish those helping sanctioned entities
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An intensifying pressure campaign in the United States to discourage China from backing Russia in its war in Ukraine is yet another reminder of escalating tensions between the world's two largest economies.
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping began a closely watched phone call yesterday, their first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month.