平台严格禁止发布违法/不实/欺诈等垃圾信息，一经发现将永久封禁帐号，针对违法信息将保留相关证据配合公安机关调查！
2012-2-20 12:09
China has, at least for now, dashed any hopes that it plans to obey tighter U.S. sanctions against Iran after hammering out an agreement to resume some imports of Iranian crude.
State-owned Unipec, one of China’s top importers, reached an agreement with National Iranian Oil Co. earlier this week to renew an annual supply contract that had lapsed at the end of the year. During the negotiations, which dragged into February and were only resolved after a visit to Beijing by Iran’s deputy oil minister, imports fell by about 280,000 barrels a day and halved the amount of Iranian crude shipped to China in January and February. Although the timing of the cuts coincided with a renewed push by the international community to apply pressure to Iran over its nuclear activities, the agreement underscores that China’s dispute with Iran was strictly commercial rather political. Beijing is typically pragmatic about its relationships with key oil producers such as Iran, which is China’s third-largest supplier of crude after Saudi Arabia and Angola. Several state-backed oil companies all renewed contracts with NOIC last year, well before U.S. sanctions were tightened, and Unipec was expected to follow suit. But with the U.S. and E.U. moving to target Iran’s financial and oil sectors, Unipec may have found itself in a better bargaining position at a time when it already sought lower prices for crude supply. China has steadfastly defended its economic ties with Iran, and U.S. officials are typically met with a chilly reception whenever they address China’s crude purchases. Earlier this year, the U.S. slapped sanctions on Zhuhai Zhenrong, China’s largest buyer of Iranian crude, accusing the company of selling gasoline to Iran. The move was largely symbolic, considering that Zhuhai has no known assets or business ties to the U.S. Meanwhile, the timing of the agreement also coincides with a visit by Xi Jinping, China’s next leader, to the U.S., where he is hearing concerns over Iran’s nuclear program and is being encouraged to cooperate with international efforts on Iran. The move by Unipec sends a strong message that while China recognizes the need to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue, it isn’t about to cave to Western pressure. Wayne Ma Reuters2011年12月21日在四川遂宁一家加油站，一位司 将柴油加入卡车拖载的油罐中。
中国敲定了一项恢复从伊朗进口部分原油的协议，至少暂时打破了外界对中国的期望，即中国打算遵守美国对伊朗实施的更严格制裁。 中国国际石油化工联合有限责任公司(Unipec，简称：联合石化)上周早些时候与伊朗国家石油公司(National Iranian Oil Co.)就续签去年底期满的年度供应合同达成一致。联合石化是一家中国国企，也是中国最大的石油进口商之一。 有关这个合同的协商谈判延续至今年2月，在伊朗石油部副部长访问北京后才得以解决。谈判期间，中国每天从伊朗进口的石油量减少约28万桶，1月和2月伊朗输往中国的原油量减半。 中国削减从伊朗进口原油规模刚好是在国际社会就伊朗核问题重新向其施压的时候，但这份协议凸显出中国与伊朗之间的分歧纯属商业行为，无关政治。 在与伊朗等关键产油国之间的关系问题上，北京向来很务实。伊朗是中国第三大原油供应国，仅次于沙特阿拉伯和安哥拉。 去年，早在美国加大对伊朗制裁力度之前，中国几家国有石油公司就全部与伊朗国家石油公司续签了合同，当时预计联合石化也会采取同样的做法。但随着欧美开始制裁伊朗金融和石油行业，联合石化可能发现自己处于更有利的谈判地位，当时它已经在寻求更低的原油供应价格。 中国一直坚定不移地维护其与伊朗的经贸往来，美国官员只要提到中国的原油购买问题，一般都会遭到中国冷脸对待。 今年早些时候，美国宣布对伊朗原油的最大中国买家珠海振戎公司实施制裁，指责该公司向伊朗出口汽油。这基本上算是一个象征性举措，因为珠海振戎在美国没有已知资产或商业联系。 此外，这个协议的达成正好发生在中国下任最高领导人习近平访美期间。习近平访美时，美国官员向他表达了对于伊朗核计划的担忧，并敦促他在伊朗问题上与国际社会合作。 联合石化的行动发出了一个强烈信号，即虽然中国承认应解决伊朗核问题，但这并不表示中国会屈从于西方压力。 Wayne Ma （本文版权归道琼斯公司所有，未经许可不得翻译或转载。）关键词：中美 伊朗 联合石化 |