UN Ambassador's speech on Iran nuclear issue, Saudi delegation to Beijing, Chinese tourists to Saudi, Chinese solar in Oman
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Envoy highlights China's dedication to restoring Iranian nuclear plan - Xinhua. Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the UN, spoke at a UNSC briefing on the Iranian nuclear issue on Monday. The JCPoA was the focal point, which seems strange at this point. Beijing’s position: restore the JCPoA first, then address Iran’s nuclear program. I think most folks thinking about the issue would say ‘let’s skip the first step and get right to the heart of the matter’ but for China, its involvement in the JCPoA is important, and the US withdrawal confirmed a lot of Beijing’s assumptions about the US as a global power. Whether or not you think the JCPoA was a useful agreement, I think the US withdrawal was a serious mistake. Fu’s speech offered four observations that give us a sense of Beijing’s thinking on the Iranian nuclear issue:
UN Ambassador's speech on Iran nuclear issue, Saudi delegation to Beijing, Chinese tourists to Saudi, Chinese solar in Oman
UN Ambassador's speech on Iran nuclear issue…
UN Ambassador's speech on Iran nuclear issue, Saudi delegation to Beijing, Chinese tourists to Saudi, Chinese solar in Oman
Envoy highlights China's dedication to restoring Iranian nuclear plan - Xinhua. Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the UN, spoke at a UNSC briefing on the Iranian nuclear issue on Monday. The JCPoA was the focal point, which seems strange at this point. Beijing’s position: restore the JCPoA first, then address Iran’s nuclear program. I think most folks thinking about the issue would say ‘let’s skip the first step and get right to the heart of the matter’ but for China, its involvement in the JCPoA is important, and the US withdrawal confirmed a lot of Beijing’s assumptions about the US as a global power. Whether or not you think the JCPoA was a useful agreement, I think the US withdrawal was a serious mistake. Fu’s speech offered four observations that give us a sense of Beijing’s thinking on the Iranian nuclear issue: