The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has described the county’s recent military drills near Taiwan as a “firm response” to external forces helping separatist groups in the self-ruled island.

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Iran, Russia, and China have concluded their latest round of joint naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean.

The naval teams of Iran, China, and Russia carried out extensive exercises in the Gulf of Oman.

China rejects the use of force and illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic and urges the United States to adopt a “sincere” political attitude.

An Iranian diplomat says the Beijing meeting among Iran, Russia and China will provide a clear path to countering the US unilateralism.

Chinese and Russian diplomats have called for the lifting of “unlawful sanctions” imposed against Iran, reiterating Tehran’s right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy.