China abides with UN sanctions on Iran, but criticizes unilateral sanctions

China's Vice Foreign Minister, Cheng Guoping, has repeated Beijing’s opposition to unilateral sanctions against Iran over its nuclear energy program, Press TV reports.

The Chinese diplomat told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday that Beijing abided by the UN Security Council resolutions on Iran but rejected unilateral US and European sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector.

Beijing follows the relevant UN resolutions on the Iran nuclear issue, Cheng said, adding “but at the same time, China opposes using bilateral sanctions to force other countries or to harm other countries from normal trading with Iran.”