Top Iranian officials are traveling this week to Beijing to meet executives at one of China’s largest energy companies to discuss oil projects after a political agreement to eventually lift Western sanctions was struck, people familiar with the matter said. The meetings with Sinopec Group, a state-owned Chinese company, come as China is looking to secure its interests in Iran following a tentative agreement last week with the U.S. and European powers that could enable the return of major Western oil companies to the world’s fourth-largest oil patch. They are also among the first signs that foreign companies are moving to position themselves for Iran’s opening up to the world if sanctions over its nuclear program are lifted. Iran and the six major powers still must hammer out final details of the agreement by June 30 . The Chinese emerged as the last foreigners still willing to carry significant […]