China: Why does Russia support sanctions against Iran?

Some things that Russia has done between Russia and the United States make it difficult for us to understand. Their diplomatic negotiations have advanced and retreated, and their bargaining is very obvious. For example, there is a special clause in the content of this sanction prohibiting any country from exporting tanks, planes, ships and missiles to Iran. Russia voted in favour, which is a sacred resolution. 15 countries participated, two countries opposed and one abstained. Most countries still agreed, and Russia, as a permanent member, agreed to this matter, but in the end, he immediately announced that he would continue to sell our S-300 missiles. S-300 is a heavy missile with a range of100,200 km. If it is sold to Iran, Iran will use this thing to hit American planes and American cruise missiles in the future. This actually feels that Russia seems to have some contradictions in the sanctions resolution. This is a ...

Second, Russia says I have no contradiction. I signed the agreement in 2005, not after your resolution 1929. According to "international law", this will not work either. Previously signed contracts can be invalidated. You can't say that you still recite according to this law. The general sanctions agreement is like this. Why did Russia do this this time? Because he made a deal with America, and there was a deal behind the scenes. If you don't agree with me to sell the S-300, I won't vote. This is a deal. What kind of deal is this? The United States and Russia have to bargain on many issues. This deal may be in exchange for Russia allowing the United States to deploy missiles in Poland, because in 2008, George W. Bush wanted to deploy missiles in Poland and the Czech Republic, which was about 60,70 kilometers away from Russian territory, 100 kilometers, so Russia was very angry. If the missile cannot be deployed, the two sides will start quarreling. When I got to Obama, Obama said, forget it. As a result, the United States suddenly deployed missiles in Poland The two sides began to weigh again. The United States deployed missiles in Poland, and Russia said no problem. I will sell weapons to Iran, so don't say anything. This equals that. In US-Russian diplomacy, no one suffers. In order to safeguard the national interests, you let me suffer, then you have to suffer. I use one, and you can use the other. Obviously, this is the relationship between the United States and Russia.

Some people in China now think that Iran and China have a good relationship, so why did China agree to sanction Iran? This is like saying that North Korea and China have a good relationship. Why did China agree to sanction North Korea? Since China 1964, our view on the nuclear issue is that China will not be the first to use nuclear weapons, nor will it use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear countries, and ultimately stands for the complete destruction of nuclear weapons. This has always been our position. In the future, we will expand this view and agree to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. All countries will join the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Nuclear-armed countries should restrict the development and ultimate destruction of nuclear weapons, and non-nuclear countries should not proliferate. Only in this way can the world maintain peace. In addition, we support the establishment of nuclear-free zones in Northeast Asia and the Middle East. This year, China president Hu attended the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington on April 6, and then attended the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Conference. No matter North Korea or Iran, no matter who you are, we are opposed to nuclear proliferation. If you don't, we suspect that you should also be sanctioned for nuclear proliferation, because this is mainly to maintain world security.

China's position on this point is clear. China says that sanctions are not an end, but a means. The extent to which this means is used should be specific to the facts. I will sanction you for developing nuclear weapons, and I will sanction you for developing missiles. Nothing related to this will be sanctioned. What do ordinary people have to do with this? Ordinary people need to eat and drink, take medicine when they are sick, maintain the import and export trade of oil and maintain the normal operation of the country. If you don't want to sanction it, then sanction him in this nuclear-related field.

It seems that I don't know the inside story about the resolution passed now, but China should play a great role. Because before that, we saw that western countries had done a lot of work to get China to agree to this sanction. For example, Hillary went to Saudi Arabia, and China people wanted to buy oil from Iran, so we sanctioned Iran for exporting oil to any country. Well, China bought the oil it needed in Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia said it was ok. How much oil do you buy, and I can make money? How good should I sell it to him? This scheme has certain risks. Saudi Arabia has a good relationship with the United States. If something happens in the future, Saudi Arabia will not sell it to China. This is also a problem. But I think for China, as a big country, we have safeguarded the dignity of the United Nations and the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. As a signatory of nuclear non-proliferation and a nuclear power, we voted in favour. This is the attitude that a big country should have. At the same time, we have safeguarded China's national interests in terms of sanctions. We have many economic interests in Iran, and the trade volume between Iran and China is greater than that between Iran and Europe as a whole.

I am very proud that China can play such an important role as a big country in this round of sanctions, and Ahmadinejad went to Shanghai to attend the Iran Day of the World Expo the day after the resolution was passed. Of course, this activity was arranged in advance, which also shows Iran's understanding of China.