China slams US ‘abusive sanctions’ on refineries over alleged links to Iran
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced the US for imposing sanctions on Chinese refineries over alleged links to Iran.
During a press conference on Monday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lin Jian said: “China always opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law.”
Lin’s remarks came after the US Treasury on Friday announced new Iran-related sanctions and issued a general license allowing the wind-down of transactions involving Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co.
The Treasury also imposed sanctions on a major independent Chinese refinery, often referred to as “teapot” refineries, which operate largely in the eastern province of Shandong, and nearly 40 additional entities.
Department of State spokesperson Thomas Pigott claimed the measures are part of broader efforts to curb what Washington falsely called Iran’s illicit oil trade.
“China urges the US to abandon the wrong practice of abusive sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction,” Lin stated.
He added that China “will firmly safeguard the lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies.”
China also called on the US to demonstrate “sincerity” in resolving its prolonged standoff with Iran over its nuclear program, while censuring the joint US-Israeli military aggression against the country.
In its latest Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) report, Beijing said that Washington is responsible for the current diplomatic impasse with Tehran.
The national report on the implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was made public online by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last Monday.
According to the report, the US and Israel’s military aggression against Iran, both in June 2025 and on February 28, “seriously violated international law and the purposes of the UN Charter.”
In the report, Beijing described Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as the “root cause” of the current diplomatic standoff between the US and Iran.
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