China is being lobbied by the US via Saudi Arabia to convince China to back Iran sanctions and that SA could provide China with oil. But China is building its ties to Iran:
In fact, it appears that China is digging in to protect its vital interests in Iran. Incidentally, China reportedly opened a missile plant in Iran in March 2010, the latest in a series of expanding military ties between Beijing and Tehran. China also increased exports of gasoline to Iran in an effort to ease pressure on Tehran amid US efforts to target Iran's domestic gasoline industry through sanctions.
Also, SA does have its own interests for building ties with China, namely, finding new outlets for its oil and cultivating an alliance with China, which has some power over Iran, whose nuclear rise in the region threatens SA.
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