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.公仔箱論壇) C0 x: ?- ^. l$ ~0 ~3 e+ P- }
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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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6 p6 N) k8 @* [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.TVBNOW 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。) h7 _! i* W t$ k) ~' g$ Z
% Y1 \# D, E) }! Z"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."
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3 r) M& e# r$ @" ^- ]* a公仔箱論壇The commentary appeared under the pen-name of "Zhong Sheng", which in Chinese sounds like "Voice of the Centre" or "Voice of China", suggesting it reflects high-level government views.
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; y! Z4 Y1 M! i6 ~" G0 `公仔箱論壇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.# o0 Q' A/ m9 i) Y6 K! d$ J, F3 Z
( |6 M0 {2 W- uThe 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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- N8 ~$ D8 j1 z+ m5.39.217.76On 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.5.39.217.766 m8 z' j* Y4 z
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He 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.$ M1 V& i: h9 ~; |
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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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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.
}1 E; `. |3 [- m, c公仔箱論壇The European Union imposed a ban on the import, purchase or transport of Iranian oil in January.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 |0 L3 z' f5 P7 X
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The commentary reiterated China's stance that dialogue should be used to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.公仔箱論壇0 y. S. g/ r! p/ R* V
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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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In January, Wen forthrightly warned Tehran against any effort to acquire nuclear weapons. |
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