US issues China ultimatum on Iran sanctions
PressTV / PressTV
30-Jan-2010

In unusually blatant remarks aimed at China, US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton on Friday assailed the country for not joining the
US-led front in imposing fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear
work.

Clinton said she understood China's unwillingness to impose new
penalties on Iran, one of the country's biggest oil suppliers, but
warned against “longer-term implications” if Iran did not stop its
nuclear program.

"We understand that right now it seems counterproductive to you to
sanction a country from which you get so much of the natural resources
your growing economy needs. But think about the longer-term
implications."

The US accuses Iran of pursuing nuclear weaponry. Iran says its
nuclear program is directed at the civilian applications of the
technology.

Clinton said from now on, China will be under “a lot of pressure” to
accompany the US campaign.

"As we move away from the engagement track, which has not produced
the result that some had hoped for, and move forward on the pressure and
sanctions track, China will be under a lot of pressure to recognize the
destabilizing impact that a nuclear-armed Iran would have in the Persian Gulf,
from which they receive a significant percentage of their oil supplies.”

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