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ID184394
Title ProperChina-Iran Relations Through the Prism of Sanctions
LanguageENG
AuthorScita, Jacopo
Summary / Abstract (Note)The article aims to understand how China has dealt with the puzzle of Iran's sanctions. Beijing's approach and reaction to the question of sanctioning Tehran and abiding by the sanctions imposed by the United States and the UNSC are a response to a complex matrix formed by three distinct but co-existing dimensions: the bilateral relationship with Iran, that with Washington, and its own positioning within the international community. Each dimension is associated with the performance of a specific international role. What emerges from the analysis of three case studies – the introduction of the 1996 Iran and Libya Sanction Act, the UNSC resolutions imposing sanctions on Iran (2006-10), and the response to Washington's Maximum Pressure campaign – is that, for China, Iran's sanctions are an inherent source of conflicts between its roles. Ultimately, Beijing's responses to the emerging conflicts between its roles have been cautious and aimed at tempering their possible escalations, even though the case studies show that a quite visible hierarchy of roles exists. China's role vis-à-vis Iran occupies a lower position than those performed vis-à-vis the United States and the international community.
`In' analytical NoteAsian Affairs Vol. 53, No.1; Mar 2022: p.87-105
Journal SourceAsian Affairs Vol: 53 No 1
Key WordsSanctions ;  Oil ;  Iran ;  China ;  UN ;  US ;  JCPOA ;  Maximum Pressure ;  Nnuclear


 
 
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