China against unilateral sanctions against Iran: FM Spokesperson

BEIJING, May 30 (APP):China is against the unilateral sanctions against Iran and maintains normal relations and economic and trade exchanges with Iran, which is legal and legitimate and should be respected, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Thursday.
“China is consistently against the so-called “long-arm jurisdiction” and unilateral sanctions based on domestic laws, which the US, in particular, frequently resorts to,” Lu Knag said while responding to a question regarding the US warning to Hong Kong that it could face penalties if it does business with ships carrying Iranian oil during his routine briefing held here.
He remarked that China maintains normal relations and economic and trade exchange with Iran, which is legal and legitimate and should be respected and not disrupted.
About Malaysian Prime Minister’s statement that his country would use Huawei technology as much as possible, he said the statement of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is both candid and unbiased.
“Developing countries including China and Malaysia are entitled to the right of enhancing developing capabilities and science and technology,” he added.
Lu said n an era of economic globalization, countries, by pursuing shared development through win-win cooperation, are in fact creating broader development space and making the pie of common interests bigger for all to share.
Giving some details of the forthcoming of President Xi Jinping to Russia, he said the Chinese President that large-scale and small-scale talks with President Putin, as well as important state events, will be held in Moscow.
Afterward he will travel to St. Petersburg for the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. As President Putin will also be attending the forum, the two heads of state will have more interactions there, he added.