"China backed sanctions to show its global might, analysts say; Beijing contends door to diplomacy has not been shut" by Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press | June 11, 2010
BEIJING — China’s about-face in backing new nuclear sanctions against Iran was borne out of frustration with Tehran’s intransigence and a desire to display global leadership alongside its rising financial and diplomatic clout, analysts said yesterday.
That is the COVER STORY CRAP you are getting, Amurkn newspaper readers!
A key Iranian ally, China had been a vocal opponent of a fourth round of sanctions and could have used its power as one of five permanent UN Security Council members to veto the resolution.
Instead, Beijing spurned the opportunity to play spoiler, voting Wednesday in favor of the resolution....
While details of the negotiations were not known, Beijing appeared to have been satisfied that the sanctions would not harm its economic ties with Iran, with whom bilateral trade reached at least $36.5 billion last year.
The Boston Globe's Sanction Censorship
Will AmeriKa's MSM ever STOP LYING, readers?
Only when they are OUT of BUSINESS I would imagine.
Coming quicker than they think.
Iran meets 11 percent of China’s energy needs, and Chinese companies have major investments in Iranian energy extraction projects and the construction of roads, bridges, and power plants.
None of that will be affected.
China's support for sanctions came about only in recent months after intense lobbying by the United States and its allies, including Israel.
How CRAFTY of the Chinese to let USrael think it won.
Beijing was confronted with the prospect of diplomatic isolation over the issue, especially as fellow skeptic Russia began signaling it was losing patience with Tehran.
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"I think Obama just walked into a trap.
By going along with the sanctions, Russia and China have removed the possibility of an attack by Israel and the US for the immediate future. The US has to give the new sanctions time to work, and the fact that we know these new sanctions won't have any more effect on Iran's non-existent nuclear arsenal than previous one. But the US must be seen to give the new sanctions time to work and now that the sanctions have been voted through, there is no more story! Iran is off the table as a media distraction for the next few months!
That means Obama and Israel have lost their largest smoke screen, and now the focus shifts back to...
1. Israel's possession of nuclear weapons and the attempted sale to South Africa.
2. Israel's attack on the aid flotilla in international waters.
3. The US Government's total abandonment of American citizens and a US-flagged ship in their haste to protect Israel from criticism.
4. The collapsing economy.
5. The Gulf Oil disaster.
By going along with the new sanctions, Russia and China have created a situation where Obama cannot justify an attack on Iran until AFTER the November elections, too late to use Iran as a campaign issue to keep Democrats in control of Congress" -- Wake the Flock Up
