▁Li u ▁J ian cha o ▁stated ▁" As ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁Tre aty , ▁Iran ▁enjo ys ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁peace ful ▁use ▁of ▁nuclear ▁power , ▁but ▁it ▁should ▁also ▁ful fil ▁its ▁corresponding ▁responsibility ▁and ▁commit ment ". ▁He ▁added ▁" It ▁is ▁ur g ently ▁needed ▁that ▁Iran ▁should ▁fully ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁I AE A ▁and ▁reg ain ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁in ▁its ▁nuclear ▁program ". ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁several ▁news ▁ag encies ▁reported ▁that ▁China ▁had ▁supplied ▁the ▁I AE A ▁with ▁intelligence ▁on ▁Iran ' s ▁nuclear ▁program ▁following ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁rep orter ▁George ▁Jah n ▁based ▁on ▁anonymous ▁diplom atic ▁sources . ▁Chinese ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁sp ok esp erson ▁Ji ang ▁Yu ▁described ▁these ▁reports ▁as ▁" comple t ely ▁ground less ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁ul terior ▁mot ives ". ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁China ▁re iter ated ▁its ▁calls ▁for ▁diplom atic ▁efforts ▁on ▁the ▁Iran ▁nuclear ▁issue ▁over ▁san ctions . ▁ ▁" Dialog ue ▁and ▁negoti ations ▁are ▁the ▁right ▁ways ▁of ▁properly ▁solving ▁the ▁Iran ▁nuclear ▁issue , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁room ▁for ▁diplom atic ▁efforts ," ▁said ▁Chinese ▁sp ok esp erson ▁Ji ang ▁Yu . ▁ ▁" We ▁hope ▁the ▁relevant ▁parties ▁take ▁more ▁flexible ▁and ▁p rag m atic ▁measures ▁and ▁step ▁up ▁diplom atic ▁efforts ▁in ▁a ▁bid