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TEHRAN， April 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran is capable of producing intercontinental missiles thanks to its scientific development， a senior Iranian diplomat said on Wednesday.

""Today， our scientific power has provided us with the opportunity to even produce intercontinental missiles，"" Hamid Baeidinejad， the Iranian Foreign Ministry's director general for political affairs， was quoted as saying by Press TV.

""Our country's power is increasing， and today we have no restrictions in defense fields， as in our missile program， we have no technical limits anymore，"" said Baeidinejad， who is also former Iranian nuclear negotiator.

Stressing that Iran's military doctrine is based on deterrent policies， he said that unlike the military policies of other countries in the region and major powers in the world， Iran's military doctrine is not after an escalation of threats in the region or the world.

He hailed the achievements of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in defense areas， saying that the IRGC is the backbone of the country's military security.

Earlier， Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed U.S. officials' remarks against Iran's missile program， saying Iran would never negotiate over its missile program as it was a matter of national defense.

The White House is critical of Iran's missile program and deems it a threat to regional and world peace.

However， the Islamic republic said that its missile program is totally for peaceful purposes and no measure can strip it of its legitimate and legal rights to boost its defensive capabilities and to safeguard national security.

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NEW YORK Allen Iverson Jersey , Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- China has the potential to maintain an annual economic growth rate of 6 percent until the 2030s, said former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank Justin Lin Yifu Tuesday.

Lin, also the honorary dean of National School of Development at Peking University, made the remarks while delivering a keynote speech during the "Forecast: China's Economy 2018," an event hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Peking University's China Center for Economic Research in New York.

He attributed his confidence in the Chinese economy to the fact that "China's labor productivity will improve continuously in the years to come."

The economist explained that the way to maintain economic growth is to improve labor productivity, and the way to raise labor productivity is to "have technology innovation as well as industrial upgrading."

Lin said that compared to developed countries like the United States, China, as a developing economy, has the so-called "latecomer advantage" in terms of technology innovation and industrial upgrading.

He further stated that developing countries like China can "learn technology that has been matured in high-income countries," so that "the cost and risks of innovation are comparably low, and potentially, developing countries can grow more dynamically than high-income countries."

According to Lin, China has benefited from the "latecomer advantage" in the past 40 years and achieved an annual growth rate of 9.6 percent, which was hailed as a miracle by many all over the world.

For the years to come, he predicted that China will continue to maintain a faster growth rate compared to developed countries.

To further illustrate his prediction, Lin cited his latest study of the world economy in the past 70 years, pointing out that "In 2008, the per capita GDP of China was 21 percent of the United States, which was similar to Japan in 1951, Singapore in 1967, China's Taiwan in 1975 and South Korea in 1977."

"The four economies above all achieved an annual growth rate of 8 percent to 9 percent continuously over the next 20 years, which indicates that China can achieve around an 8 percent growth rate continuously from 2008 to 2028," said Lin.

He added that real economic growth will depend on how much China carries out current reforms to ensure social and political stability as well as on the global economic situation.

"From my observation, it is very likely that China will be able to achieve a 6 percent growth rate from now until around the 2030s," Lin noted.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday a call by opposition leader Alexei Navalny to boycott next year's presidential election must be checked to see if it complies with the law.

Navalny called on Monday for a boycott of the March 18 election after Russia's central election commission ruled he was not eligible to run for president due to a suspended prison sentence hanging over him.

"The calls for a boycott will require scrupulous study, to see whether or not they comply with the law," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call.

Declining to comment on the election commission's decision, Peskov shrugged off allegations that the presidential poll would be a farce without Navalny.

"The fact that one of the would-be candidates is not taking part has no bearing on the election's legitimacy," said Peskov.

Navalny, a 41-year-old lawyer, has repeatedly said the suspended sentence handed to him in an embezzlement case was politically motivated.

On Monday Navalny said millions of voters would be disenfranchised without his participation in the election, which opinion polls show incumbent Vladimir Putin winning comfortably.

The European Union also questioned the Russian election commission's decision to bar Navalny.

"[It] casts a serious doubt on political pluralism in Russia and the prospect of democratic elections next year," the EU's External Action Service said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Politically motivated charges should not be used against political participation," it said, urging Moscow to ensure a "level playing field" for al. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale Hats Cheap Shirts China Cheap Shirts China Cheap College Hats Cheap Soccer Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Adidas NHL Shirts Cheap Nike NFL Hoddies