“Economic warfare and maximum pressure will not help resolve the problem,” a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Exerting maximum economic pressure on Tehran would risk blowback from Beijing.

Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it would apply sanctions to China

Treasury chief pushes for 'quiet diplomacy' as Washington avoids provoking Beijing with secondary sanctions

China stated that sanctions will not resolve the issue with Iran. Beijing warned that additional pressure would only escalate tensions and harm global stability. The foreign…