VIENNA, Austria – Washington and its European allies, in a diplomatic coup, are gradually enlisting Chinese support on how to deal with Iran and its suspicious nuclear activities, U.S. and European officials said Wednesday.
Beijing's backing before a key meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday adds additional clout to an ambitious international Iran strategy that has recently seen Russia join the Americans and Europeans in pressuring Iran to give up technology that could make nuclear arms.
They need to be concerned. China has long buried their heads in the sand about Iran and the Islamic jihad movement, in general. They think that just because they adhere to an isolationist foreign policy, they are immuned to being targeted.
But even though this sounds a bit promising, I will not be holding my breath on this one, just yet.
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For the US and allies, China and Russia are countries for cooperation and confrontation. In the war on terror and nuclear non-proliferation, the US and allies share common interests with them.
Dealing with China and Russia is quite complicated. No wonder the Japanese feel it extremely difficult to talk with China.
I think China still feels the need to hold Japan accountable for the wars of their ancestors.
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