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WASHINGTON — Despite intense public and private pressure by the Obama
administration, China has not yet
shown any sign that it will support tougher sanctions against Iran, leaving a
stubborn barrier before President Obama’s efforts
to constrain Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Diplomats from two major European allies said this week that China had
refused even to “engage substantively” on the issue of sanctions,
preferring to continue diplomatic efforts with Tehran. And one senior
diplomat said he believed that the most likely outcome might be a
decision by China to abstain from voting on a resolution in the United Nations
Security Council.

“An abstention is better than a veto,” said th... >>>