China’s new Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, He Yafei, urges Iran to accept a nuclear fuel swap proposal to ease demands for new sanctions against Tehran. “We have been talking to Iran constantly, bilaterally I mean,” the senior Chinese diplomat told reporters in Geneva on earlier today. “We are urging them to agree [...]

Beijing blames the soured Sino-US relations on Washington policies in the region, insisting better ties are possible should the US respect China’s interest. “The responsibility for the difficulties in China-US relations does not lie with China,” Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the National People’s [...]

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has strongly signaled his country’s unwillingness to back US-desired sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Speaking at a news conference held on Sunday, Yang said that sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program were unlikely to work. He explained that pressure and embargoes would not lead to a “fundamental” [...]

China has warned world powers against threatening Iran with sanctions over its nuclear energy program, saying such a move could prove to be counterproductive. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Thursday that threats of sanctions will make it harder to find a diplomatic solution to the Western disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program. “To talk [...]