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China Denounces Recent US Sanctions on Chinese Companies Linked to Iran Petrochemical Network

The Office of Foreign Assets Control in June sanctioned a network of Iranian petrochemical producers along with Chinese and Emirati front companies that broker sales of Iranian petrochemicals to China and East Asia. In response, a spokesperson for China's Foreign…

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Ministry expressed China's opposition to "illegal and unjustifiable unilateral sanctions" from the U.S. "We urge the US side to abandon the wrong practice of resorting to sanctions at every turn and contribute positively to negotiations on resuming compliance with the JCPOA," the spokesperson said July 7 during a regular press conference in China, according to an English translation of the transcript provided. "The international community, including China, has conducted normal cooperation with Iran within the framework of international law. This is reasonable and lawful without harm done to any third party, and deserves to be respected and protected."