mo4ch:>China rebuffs US threat of penalties for allowing ship with Iranian oil to enter Hong Kong | Mo4ch News
Beijing has hit back at a US call for Hong Kong to refuse services to a tanker loaded with Iranian oil, blasting Washington's “long arm jurisdiction” when it came to energy dealings between governments.“China has all along opposed unilateral sanctions and so-called long arm jurisdiction,” a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry told the South China Morning Post on Wednesday. Beijing's response follows an earlier warning from Washington to Hong Kong that it could face penalties if it allowed the Pacific Bravo vessel to port and receive services in the city, as it would circumvent US sanctions on Iranian oil exports.Also on rt.comSouth Korea switches to Russian crude to replace banned Iranian suppliesThe ministry reiterated that it saw nothing wrong with “normal” Iranian oil sales with other nations and called on Washington to respect the deals.The normal energy dealings between Iran and the international community, including China, that is within the framework of international …