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.
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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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: `: b+ s+ O1 \# ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt comes a day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Beijing to use its influence to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
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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."
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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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; p0 \" e5 n: S1 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChina, 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.2 S$ o8 a. J4 @1 ^9 v
2 J6 N5 s0 d q! y4 ]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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/ F0 q" `. r3 m( L& iEscalating 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.3 M1 K ^% _; q
2 K4 a2 n& z0 V# {7 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn 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.
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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.0 M, T. U7 D+ k- ^" ~- z
: l8 o6 A; n8 r2 b( U6 V$ |# {. nTVBNOW 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。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./ W8 A2 j% y' t' B- e. V
) r1 g6 t; {% C8 W, B" \' l7 \5.39.217.77The 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.公仔箱論壇4 d! f& D% n& m! T# G9 q7 h
The European Union imposed a ban on the import, purchase or transport of Iranian oil in January.
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The commentary reiterated China's stance that dialogue should be used to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.
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4 |" z' ~- z# y% bIn January, Wen forthrightly warned Tehran against any effort to acquire nuclear weapons. |
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