U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte sought Chinese backing Thursday for new U.N. sanctions against Iran, warning that Tehran's alleged uranium enrichment and missile development programs remained a threat, the Associated Press reported.
China, which has extensive business links to Iran, has repeatedly opposed a new U.N. resolution, arguing that negotiation rather than economic pressure was the best way to engage Tehran.
The Bush administration is pushing for fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program even as a new report questions their impact.
The Bush administration is pushing for fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program even as a new report questions their impact.
McCormack said the United States will not abandon its campaign to obtain a third Security Council resolution and persuade international banks to stop doing business with Iran.
The article is important to comparative politics because it deals with the major countries that we are discussing. China has a strong bond with Iran because of business while the United States has a strong bond with China because of business also. China is being pulled between the two, and is recently siding with Iran. This could affect our relationship with China.
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