BEIJING - A top Chinese newspaper stepped up Beijing's opposition to a Western push for tighter sanctions against Iran, warning on Friday that tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme are hurting energy markets and could stifle the global economic recovery.
& ?$ j( y" R* d: g' }2 XTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
% v. z. |5 r) T- j% FTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。China's criticism of tighter sanctions on Iran, designed to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, appeared in the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party.
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It comes a day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Beijing to use its influence to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear weapons programme.+ y! N" m! U% Y4 b, Y( s- d! G
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"The global economy is in the midst of a difficult economic recovery and reducing the shocks of uncertainties is the common responsibility of countries all over the world," the People's Daily commentary said.
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"In the near term, the sudden spike in tensions between the United States and Iran is now posing the greatest uncertainty. This factor is disrupting global energy markets and has cast a shadow over the global economic recovery."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; \ i5 d* \2 O- n2 E) X+ i; N
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China, the world's second-largest crude consumer, has long opposed unilateral sanctions that target Iran's energy sector and has tried to reduce tensions that could threaten its oil supply.
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The energy tensions are a particular worry for China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil. Only Saudi Arabia and Angola sell more crude to China than Iran.
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Escalating tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme - which have led to Iranian threats to close the vital Straits of Hormuz Gulf oil export route - have pushed up Brent crude prices by about 9 per cent since mid-December.
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On Thursday, at a joint media briefing after what Germany's Merkel described as "long discussions" about Iran, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao appeared to reject the pressure to do more.公仔箱論壇3 A3 J( C2 c2 i7 w P# Q+ L$ d
7 ]6 [" t4 r v a5 e/ O5.39.217.76He said Beijing objected to Western nations politicizing the"normal commercial relationship" it has with the Islamic Republic (of Iran), echoing language that China has used before.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( D2 B% }/ [1 z) D2 D7 m3 ?0 A/ Y
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Merkel, who is in China on a three-day visit, said on Thursday she hoped the U.N. Security Council could pass a unanimous resolution on the Iran issue.
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* \* ? R1 t4 V* ~公仔箱論壇The United States imposed the harshest sanctions on Iran when President Barack Obama signed into law sanctions on transactions involving Iran's central bank on Dec. 31.
7 F9 I. z5 \9 o/ @4 }4 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe European Union imposed a ban on the import, purchase or transport of Iranian oil in January.
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8 I) B5 _& T7 V! Z \4 O* L8 j" }公仔箱論壇The commentary reiterated China's stance that dialogue should be used to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.6 _0 g( S" e+ i) @5 R9 N/ H E5 R+ N
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China has backed U.N. Security Council resolutions calling on Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities, while working to ensure its energy ties are not threatened.
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5 Y; s2 }3 E2 T. e) ]5 k1 EIn January, Wen forthrightly warned Tehran against any effort to acquire nuclear weapons. |
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