Beijing says the Joe Biden administration needs to lift sanctions against China if it wants high level communications between the two world powers’ armed forces. The spokesman for China’s Embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, said on Wednesday that Washington “knows the reason for difficulties in its military-to-military relations with China. …
Read More »China reaffirms support for Palestinians’ cause
China firmly supports the Palestinians’ just cause of restoring their legitimate national rights, a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said, adding that the Palestinian question is at the heart of the Middle East issues. President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas is an old and good friend of the Chinese people and the …
Read More »China, Pakistan, Iran Hold First Counter-Terrorism Talks
China, Pakistan and Iran held their first trilateral meeting on counter-terrorism in Beijing on Wednesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement. The three countries had “in-depth” exchanges on the regional counter-terrorism situation, and decided to hold the meeting on a regular basis, the ministry said.
Read More »NATO’s expansion in Asia to undermine regional peace: China
NATO advancing to the Asia-Pacific region will undoubtedly worsen stability there, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a briefing on Thursday. “NATO’s continued eastward expansion to the Asia-Pacific region and the alliance’s interference in regional affairs will inevitably undermine peace and stability,” Tass quoted as Ning saying in …
Read More »China Becomes Iran’s Top Trade Partner in 2022: IRICA
The statistics for the foreign trade indicate that Iran has exported a total of 122 million tons of goods, valued at $53 billion, during the previous Iranian year (March 21, 2022 until March 20, 2023), $14.5 billion of which was earned by the exports to China. Iran exported $14.5 billion …
Read More »Russia, China favor soonest resumption of Iran nuclear deal
Russia and China believe that the nuclear deal with Iran should be restored as soon as possible, the two nations said in a joint statement on Tuesday. “The sides reaffirm the importance of soonest resumption of full and effective implementation of the Agreement on the Iranian nuclear program and UN …
Read More »Ulyanov: West lacks political will to negotiate Iran nuclear deal
“Iran, Russia, and China have the political will to negotiate the revival of the JCPOA, while the West lacks it,” Russia’s permanent envoy to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov says. “The only thing needed for the ‘revival’ of the [Iran] nuclear deal at this stage is for all participants …
Read More »Iran, China discuss boosting trade in national currencies
Iran’s Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi says Tehran and Beijing talked about increasing the share national currencies in two-way trade during President Ebrahim Raeisi’s visit last week to Beijing. “The yuan already accounts for a considerable part of trade between the two sides. However, the process of using the Chinese currency …
Read More »China Warns U.S. to Stop Selling Arms to Taiwan
China has called on the U.S. to stop holding talks with military officials from Taiwan and to refrain from selling weapons to the self-ruled island. “China will act firmly to defend its own sovereignty and security interests,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press briefing on …
Read More »China and Iran are old friends; new partners: envoy
Chinese ambassador went to Bandar Abbass in south Iran to open his country’s new consulate general in the Iranian port city during which he described the relations between the two nations as two old friends and new partners. “The opening of the Consulate General will strengthen people-to-people ties between the …
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