US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Russian oil that China is buying is being refined by Beijing, and that refined oil is then sold into the global marketplace, including Europe., Europe, Times

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has explained why America has spared China -- Russia's biggest oil buyer -- from any secondary sanctions, even as 50 per cent tariffs were imposed on India, including a 25 per cent duty for buying Russian oil.

Their relationship is defined by a bloody border dispute, a vast power imbalance and a fierce contest for influence across Asia. Yet, President Donald Trump’s latest trade war may be achieving the unthinkable: pushing India and China into a wary but tactical embrace.