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February 5, 2010

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Chinese FM urges patience in Iran nuclear talks

It’s good for the world if such big country as China will have an independent opinion over foreign policies relatively apart from other UN’s security members.

China signalled its intent to pursue a more assertive foreign policy, saying “a fifth of mankind” had a right to be heard, and stating its opposition to the west on a range of issues.

The country’s foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, threatened retaliation for American arms sales to Taiwan, and made it clear that China was prepared to stand alone among the permanent members of the UN security council in opposing sanctions against Iran.

He insisted Iran had not closed the door on negotiations over the export of its uranium, and called for patience and “a more flexible, pragmatic and proactive policy” towards talks with Iran.

Speaking at a global security conference in Munich, Yang also rejected western criticism on internet freedoms and China’s role at the Copenhagen global warming summit in December

China's foreign minister Yang JiechiChina’s foreign minister Yang Jiechi during a security policy conference in Munich in 2010. Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Reuters

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  1. Yang also rejected western criticism on internet freedoms and China’s role at the Copenhagen global warming summit in December

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  2. Feb 6 2010

    good article.tks mas fatih

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  3. Feb 6 2010

    Nice post.. Thanks for share…

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  4. Feb 6 2010

    Good and interesting information. Thanks

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  5. Feb 6 2010

    Artikel yang bagus mas fatih…

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  6. Feb 6 2010

    Makasih infonya mas fatih…

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  7. Feb 6 2010

    The position of China with military and economic power that big in the world, worth hearing his voice in world politics. His views on the Iranian nuclear issue should be responded to positively by the UN security council members other.

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  8. The reason that Iran might want nuclear weapons to bomb Israel and the US is flatulently stupid :-) If Iran really wanted to nuke either place they know their country would be crystallized very, very quickly. Iran may want nuclear weapons for the same reason the Israelis illegally have theirs.

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  9. Feb 9 2010

    Bravo buat china. Demi keadilan, dunia barat juga dengarkan pendapat negara lainnya. Dont be too arogan

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  10. Feb 12 2010

    china memang salah satu negara yang di takuti negara barat…termasuk ketakutan mereka dengan nuklir Iran…

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