"China agrees to discuss sanctions against Iran"

[Clio the Leo]

Promising news.

China agrees to discuss sanctions against Iran

China has agreed to negotiate possible sanctions against Iran over Tehran's failure to comply with international regulations involving its nuclear energy program, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations said Wednesday.

Ambassador Susan Rice told CNN that the Chinese commitment represented progress because China previously has been unwilling to agree to stronger sanctions against Iran sought by the United States and other allies.

"China has agreed to sit down and begin serious negotiations in New York" with other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, Rice said.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/31/china-agrees-to-discuss-sanctions-against-iran/

[BlooInBloo]

1. Nice. Wonder what behind the scenes arm twisting happened to get that?

[Clio the Leo]

2. You HAVE to think this was a factor....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/26/AR2010032601943.html

The President is showing that he is a man you can work with ... a man who believes in give and take in order to achieve the common good.

I dont know about y'all but THAT was the change *I* voted for.

[BlooInBloo]

4. Probably a vector-sum of various components, with that being one....

Israel spat, subs shooting missiles, and a bunch of stuff we'll likely never know about, unfortunately.

[Cha]

3. Yes! That's what it's going to take

..strong in no uncertain terms for Iran to understand they have to comply with the international regulations involving its nuclear energy program.