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China rejects US call to end Iran oil exports

By Joel Gehrke
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China rejects US call to end Iran oil exports

China has no plans to cooperate with President Trump’s crackdown on the Iranian oil industry, a Chinese diplomat said Tuesday.

“China is always opposed to unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters when asked if China would cooperate with the U.S. “China and Iran are friendly countries.”

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