▁to ▁res ume ▁tal ks ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible ," ▁said ▁Ji ang . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Isra eli ▁newspaper ▁Ha aret z ▁reported ▁several ▁statements ▁about ▁Iran ' s ▁nuclear ▁program ▁and ▁China ' s ▁foreign ▁policy ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁made ▁by ▁independent ▁Chinese ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁who ▁recently ▁visited ▁Israel ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁" Sign al ", ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁fur thers ▁academic ▁t ies ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁China . ▁Y in ▁Gang ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Academy ▁of ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁has ▁expressed ▁his ▁opinion ▁on ▁China ▁policies ▁toward ▁region , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Ha aret z ▁he ▁made ▁surprising ▁statement : ▁" Ch ina ▁is ▁opposed ▁to ▁any ▁military ▁action ▁against ▁Iran ▁that ▁would ▁damage ▁regional ▁stability ▁and ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁oil . ▁But ▁China ▁will ▁not ▁stop ▁Israel ▁if ▁it ▁dec ides ▁to ▁attack ▁Iran . ▁For ▁all ▁these ▁reasons , ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁need ▁a ▁country ▁like ▁China . ▁Israel ▁needs ▁China ' s ▁power ." ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Chinese ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Yang ▁J ie chi ▁said ▁that ▁" Ch ina ▁is ▁opposed ▁to ▁any ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁including ▁Iran , ▁developing ▁and ▁possess ing ▁nuclear ▁weapons .", ▁adding ▁that ▁Iran ▁non eth eless ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁purs ue ▁nuclear ▁activities ▁for ▁peace ful ▁purposes . ▁ ▁France ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Minister