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| Iran, China Expand Military Ties |
| 2014-05-06 |
| [FreeBeacon] The Iranian and Chinese defense ministers held high-level talks Monday in a bid to expand the military relationship between Tehran and Beijing, according to reports in China and Iran's state-run media organs. blahblahblah, wishful thinking about Israel, etc... "Given Iran and China's common views over many important political, security, regional, and international issues, Beijing assumes Tehran as its strategic partner," Wanquan said according to Fars. China is already Iran's third largest buyer of crude oil and traded about $45 billion worth of goods with Tehran last year. "China-Iran relations have maintained a positive and steady momentum of growth," Wanquan said according to China's Xinhua news agency. "High-level contacts have been frequent between the two countries, while the bilateral political mutual trust has deepened continuously." "In recent years, the exchange of visits between army groups of the two militaries has increased, and special exchanges and cooperation in personnel training have continued to expand," Wanquan was quoted as saying. "It is believed that with the joint efforts by the two sides, friendly relations between the two countries and militaries will definitely develop further." China also has been accused of participating in an illicit scheme to skirt economic sanctions on Iran. Closer ties between Iran and China could also complicate Western efforts to scale back Tehran's nuclear ambitions. As a member of the P5+1 negotiating team, China could potentially stand in the way of efforts to pressure Tehran into making concrete concessions on the nuclear front. The relationship could also be a boon for the Iranian military, which has been building more advanced drones, missiles, and warships. |
| Posted by:Thing From Snowy Mountain |