China eyes broadening trade, business ties with Iran
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Jun said that Beijing is interested in developing and enhancing its relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran especially in trade and economic ties. He made the above remark in an interview with IRNA correspondent and stated, “economic field is one of the most important areas of forging relationship between […]
Chinese, Syrian diplomats hold ‘in-depth’ talks
China’s special envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan traveled to Syria this week for talks with its top diplomat and senior officials, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday. “The sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the Syrian problem,” the ministry said in a statement. Xie Xiaoyan visited Syria on July 25-27. He met with Walid Muallem, minister for foreign affairs […]
Chinese refiner stops US oil imports, turns to Iranian crude
An independent Chinese refiner has suspended crude oil purchases from the United States and has now turned to Iran as one of its sources of crude, media reports, citing an official from the refiner, Dongming Petrochemical Group. What’s more, the source said that Beijing is planning to slap tariffs on US crude oil imports and […]
Chinese firms hope to maintain Iran oil purchases
TEHRAN- Chinese firms hope to maintain purchases of oil from Iran, a source with direct knowledge of the discussion between the two sides told Reuters. The sources told Reuters Saeed Khoshrou, director of international affairs at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), met Chinese buyers this week to ask them to maintain imports after U.S. […]
Rouhani congratulates Chinese pres. on re-election
President Rouhani expressed congratulations to Mr Xi Jinping on his re-election as the President of the People’s Republic of China and expressed hope that Tehran-Beijing ties would develop in all fields of mutual interest. Hassan Rouhani’s message to the Chinese president is as follows: In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful […]
Chinese direct investment in Iran up 20%
General Manager of Iranian Investment Organization Mohammad Khazaei said here on Tuesday that China’s direct investment in Iran has experienced a considerable 20 percent. He pointed to the ever growing development of all-out relations between Tehran and Beijing and said, “Chinese company made direct investment, valued at $2.3 billion, in Iran since 2013 up to […]
Chinese vessels sail near disputed islands
Japan says Chinese coastguard ships have approached a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea, claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, for the second time in less than a week. Japan’s coast guard said four Chinese vessels entered the waters surrounding the uninhabited islands — known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in […]