The Leveretts/ here"... In fact, China had agreed—even before President Hu arrived in Washington for the Nuclear Security Summit—to participate in discussions with other United Nations Security Council members about potential new sanctions against Iran. However, China is already indicating that some of the tougher measures still included in the U.S.-supported draft resolution are unacceptable, from Beijing’s perspective. In particular, China has explicitly rejected a proposed ban on new investments in the Islamic Republic’s energy sector. Official Chinese press reports indicate that, in his meeting with President Obama, President Hu maintained Beijing’s position that the Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved “through dialogue and negotiations”. In terms of specific commitments, according to these reports, Hu said only that China “stands ready to maintain consultation and coordination with the United States and other parties”. China’s fundamental calculus about the Iranian nuclear issue has not changed because of representations from senior Obama Administration officials, or even from President Obama himself. We have written frequently and extensively about this, both on www.TheRaceForIran.com and elsewhere. Given trends in the Western media coverage of the Obama-Hu meeting yesterday, two key points bear reiteration here. ..."
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