US sanctions on China over Ukraine not ‘necessary or appropriate’ —US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

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US sanctions on China over Ukraine not ‘necessary or appropriate’ —US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen​

By AFP
Today, 5:29 pm

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that sanctions against China are “not necessary or appropriate” since its support for Russia following the invasion of Ukraine was still unclear.

“I don’t think that that’s necessary or appropriate at this point,” Yellen says in an interview with CNBC, adding that “senior administration officials are talking privately quietly with China to make sure that they understand our position.”

She notes Washington “would be very concerned if they were to supply weapons to Russia. Or to try to evade the sanctions that we’ve put in place on the Russian financial system and the central bank. We don’t see that happening at this point.”

Yellen also warns that gasoline prices could rise further in the United States, where inflation is already at a rate not seen since the 1980s, sapping President Joe Biden’s popularity.

“It’s conceivable that they could move higher,” she says, but adds that the administration is trying to ensure adequate supplies of oil and natural gas, and also aid its European allies.

“But when the 11th-largest economy faces sanctions because of their horrific behavior in Ukraine, there just are going to be spillovers that are unavoidable,” she says.

US sanctions on China over Ukraine not ‘necessary or appropriate’ — Yellen

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[xizhimen]

lol, bring it on and see who suffers more, hyper inflation is already a gift from their trade war with China, and their trade war with China just can't sustain itself..

 

[xizhimen]

China is no weaklings that US and the west can randomly bully with sanctions at their will, if they sanctioned China, China will sanction them back, the global supply chain is firmly in our hands and we'll see who will be in big trouble.