- Title: China protests US' Iran-related sanctions targeting refinery in Shandong
- Date: 21st March 2025
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (MARCH 21, 2025) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON MAO NING ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, MAO NING, SAYING: “China has always opposed the abuse of illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction. The United States should stop interfering with and sabotaging C
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- Keywords: Beijing China China opposition Iran Iran oil Shandong oil refinery US sanctions foreign ministry
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001058121032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: China on Friday (March 21) said it opposes the U.S. imposing “illegal unilateral sanctions”, after a Chinese oil refinery in its Shandong province was targeted by the latest U.S. sanctions related to Iran.
The response came after the U.S. on Thursday (March 20) issued new Iran-related sanctions, targeting entities, including for the first time a Chinese independent refinery which has been named as Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical.
“China will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a regular news briefing.
China does not recognize U.S. sanctions and is the largest importer of Iranian oil. China and Iran have built a trading system that uses mostly Chinese yuan and a network of middlemen, avoiding the U.S. dollar and exposure to U.S. regulators.
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