The Chinese government has stated that its cooperation with Iran is\nconducted within an international framework and therefore must not be\ndisrupted, including by the United States. Beijing urged Tehran and\nWashington to return to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina\u2019s cooperation with Iran is carried out within the framework of\ninternational law, so it must not be interfered with. We are following\ndevelopments closely and will do everything necessary to firmly protect\nour rights and interests,\u201d said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin\nJian at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday (25\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
The US had previously warned other countries, including China, of the\nincreasing risk of secondary sanctions if they do business with Iran, as\nWashington launched a new campaign to sever Iran\u2019s vital economic\nlifelines.<\/p>\n
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the campaign, dubbed\n\u201cOperation Economic Outcast\u201d, focuses on five sectors of Iran\u2019s economy:\ndigital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who stand with the United States will reap the benefits of our\npartnership. Those who bind themselves to the Iranian regime should be\nprepared to share in the isolation experienced by that failing regime,\u201d\nBessent said at a press conference in Washington D.C. on Monday\n(24\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
He stressed that no party is immune to US sanctions. Bessent also\nemphasised that any entity or country, including China as Iran\u2019s main\ntrading partner, could become a target in the new US operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina has repeatedly stated its firm opposition to illegal\nunilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or\nauthorisation from the UN Security Council,\u201d Lin Jian added.<\/p>\n
He said economic warfare and maximum pressure do not provide\nsolutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the contrary, economic sanctions will only trigger tensions and\ncause risks to spread, which will disrupt the global economic and\nfinancial order and harm the legitimate rights and interests of other\ncountries,\u201d Lin Jian said.<\/p>\n
The urgent task at present, according to Lin Jian, is to facilitate\nde-escalation of the situation and return to dialogue and negotiation as\nsoon as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina will do everything necessary to firmly protect its rights and\ninterests,\u201d Lin Jian stressed.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/responding-to-trumps-economic-sanctions-china-affirms-cooperation-with-iran-cannot-be-disrupted-1787701854", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }