Politics: China: Censures Iran nukes, persecutes Christian megachurch

World of wonders!, just after a week or so of twists and turns in official Chinese govt (however, of more than one governmental tier) policy/practice toward Christians outside the official govt-system of Church-registration; lo and behold, Iran overleaps China's previous tolerance on the world nuclear front. In reaction to "Iran's defiance of the International Nuclear Agency to desist its development," China, with fellow stalemate Russia, suddenly reverse their stances on the board of IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) to join USA, UK, and France in condemning Iran's dramatic announcement of plans to build 10 more uranium-enriching plants useable in missiles bearing nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Of course, Iran declared it wanted nuke facilities for peaceful purposes only. Raymond J. Learsy, "With Russia and China on board, Iran can now be stopped," Huffington Post (Nov30,2k9)

The game changer in this vote was that Russia and China joined the U.S. and its allies in the majority. With Russia and China on board, swift and immediate action becomes possible.

Some 80% of Iran's export earnings come from oil. Oil sale revenues are the paymaster of more than 50% of the government's budget, including the salaries and financing of the Mullah's goon brigades brutally oppressing Iran's brave citizenry.

Iran's oil exports have been ranging in the vicinity of 2.1 million barrels a day, with Japan and China as Iran's largest buyers, each pulling some 500,000 bbls /day. Other major destinations for Iranian oil are India (375 mm/bbls) and South Korea (250 mm/bbls) with South Africa, Italy, France, Spain and Greece all with over 100mm bbls/day each.

An entente between Russia, China, the United States and some friendly persuasion by Saudi Arabia could bring this offtake [the aforementioned importers] -- shipments that are the lifeblood of Iran's renegade regime -- to a halt almost overnight.

There are other interests involved, for instance the industrial boom

of Chinese corporations in countries like Papua New Ginuee and thru-out the world, "The World of China Inc.," Time mag Dec7,2k9.

There are other simultaneous focii in the news from/about China these days. One newsworthy focus is the sometimes-sly, sometimes-brazen suppression of the Christian minority which has been indigenous to China for six millenium (at least since the 7th Century AD).

"China sentences megachurch leaders to prison," by Michelle A. Vu,

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"WEA leadersvisit fast-growing Chinese megachurch," Christian Post (online) Nov27,2k9