China vows to protect its rights as US readies Iran sanction
China said sanctions and pressure tactics will escalate tensions as the United States prepares penalties that could hit Iran’s trading partners, including major oil buyers.
- On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian warned that U.S. sanctions targeting Iran "lead to escalation," vowing Beijing will take necessary steps to protect its rights and interests.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that nations serving as financial arteries to Tehran should expect isolation as the United States prepares its "greatest financial offensive" against Iran, set to launch Monday at 1 pm EDT.
- Beijing relies on Tehran for 80 percent of its oil supply and accounts for 26% of Iran's imports totaling $17.8 billion, making China Iran's second-largest trading partner and explaining its opposition to the measures.
- Lin urged parties to return to political settlement through dialogue, calling coercive tactics ineffective for resolving disputes while Beijing pushed back against sanctions with calls for restraint and rationality.
- While Washington previously urged Beijing to cooperate, China has defied this pressure and continues monitoring developments, remaining committed to safeguarding its commercial interests against U.S.-led economic isolation.
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China slams US sanctions on Iran
China said on Tuesday it would safeguard its interests after Washington laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran. Almost six months into its war with Iran, the United States issued new penalties on some entities including in China and expanded secondary sanctions threats, urging governments worldwide to join its economic campaign. Beijing has advocated for a ceasefire, and insisted US sanctions will not resolve the conflict. "Coope…
"China will take all necessary measures to firmly defend its rights and interests."
The U.S. announces sanctions against Iran and threatens countries that maintain economic relations with the regime China stated, on Tuesday (25), that it will defend its interests and will continue to negotiate with Iran after the United States announces a new call for sanctions against the Iranian government and threatens countries that do not adhere to the economic asphyxiation that Washington is trying to impose on Tehran. Questioned in a col…
The US wants to take action against countries that continue to trade with Iran. China's government protests: The security of its own economy is in the foreground.
On Monday, the US government presented a new package of so-called "secondary" sanctions, affecting not Iran directly but its trading partners China warned on Tuesday that
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