U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to slap a 25% tariff on countries that trade with Iran risks reopening old wounds with Beijing, Tehran's biggest trading partner. Iran became a flashpoint in U.S.-China ties during Trump's 2017-21 first term as president as Washington tightened sanctions on Tehran and put China's Huawei,

According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the new pact would assist both countries in responding to natural catastrophes, a shared concern, and taking part in UN peacekeeping missions, which will be an addition to facilitating cooperative fighting exercises.