China and the United States want to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, but their “approach may differ” on the best tactics to achieve that result, Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick said after a round of meetings on the subject in Beijing.
His comments suggested that China, despite heavy lobbying, had left some doubts as to whether it is prepared to back a proposal by Britain, France and Germany, supported by the United States, to get the United Nations Security Council involved in deciding how to handle Iran’s nuclear program, including whether to impose sanctions.
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