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Tue 02 Feb 2010China overtakes EU to become Tehran's largest trading ally
CHINA HAS overtaken the European Union to become Iran’s largest trading partner, according to analysis of the commercial ties between the two countries.
The growing business links between Beijing and Tehran underline China’s reluctance to agree to any further economic sanctions on Iran as western countries escalate their campaign to contain the country’s nuclear ambitions.
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