00:00In other news, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun says Beijing will take reasonable energy security measures in line with its national interests.
00:09This follows U.S. President Donald Trump's remark that China can continue purchasing Iranian oil after the Israel-Iran ceasefire,
00:17a statement the White House later clarified does not signal any relaxation of U.S. sanctions.
00:23In a Truth Social post, Trump added hopefully China will be purchasing plenty of oil from the U.S. also.
00:32This comes days after he ordered airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.
00:37Early in his second term, which began in January, Trump had said he was re-imposing maximum pressure on Iran
00:43over its nuclear program and funding of militant groups across the West Asia.
00:48China has long opposed what it has called Washington's abuse of illegal unilateral sanctions.
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