Is Xi testing Trump? China tells companies to ignore U.S. sanctions tied to Iranian oil trade

China does not seem to be taking President Trump very seriously. Its government just ordered Chinese companies to ignore U .S. sanctions tied to Iran's oil TRADE, WHICH IS NEW FOR CHINA.CHINA HAS LONG BEEN CRITICAL OF U .S. SANCTIONS, YES, BUT IN PRACTICE IT USUALLY ALLOWS ITS BIGGEST COMPANIES TO COMPLY WITH THE U .S. , A STRATEGY THAT WAS MEANT TO PROTECT ACCESS TO THE U .S.FINANCIAL system. So what has changed. Or maybe the better question is, what is the strategy here.Because this isn't the only point o ...