China has rejected Israel\u2019s claims that Beijing provided support to Iran in manufacturing missiles. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters on Tuesday that the accusations \u201care not grounded in facts.\u201d Beijing, he said, is \u201ccommitted to promoting de-escalation and peace talks to bring about an end to the conflict\u201d between Iran and the United States. \u201cWe have made China\u2019s position clear on multiple occasions. As a responsible major country, China always fulfills its due international obligations,\u201d he added. In an interview with CBS, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that during the joint US-Israeli aggression against Iran, China \u201cgave a certain amount of support and particular components for missile manufacturing.\u201d Asked whether such support was continuing, he said, \u201cCould be. Could be,\u201d without providing further information. Netanyahu\u2019s controversial remarks came ahead of a planned visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman also condemned recent US sanctions on 12 individuals and entities over their alleged links to Iran, saying Beijing firmly opposes \u201cunilateral sanctions.\u201d Guo said that the current \u201cpressing priority\u201d in West Asia is to \u201cprevent, by all means, a relapse in fighting, rather than exploit the situation to throw mud at China.\u201d The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 12 individuals and companies, several of them based in China and Hong Kong, for their alleged involvement in helping Iran “obtain weapons and the raw materials” necessary for its Shahed drones and ballistic missiles. The department also threatened to take action against any foreign entities supporting what it called \u201cillicit Iranian commerce,\u201d including airlines, and to implement secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that assist Iran, even those connected to China\u2019s independent oil refineries. China, however, pushed back against the sanctions on Chinese refiners buying Iranian crude, invoking a \u201cblocking rule\u201d for the first time last week, directing companies not to comply with US sanctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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