![]() ![]() ![]() “So I don’t know why on this one we’re not hearing much international criticism”. “If Pakistan transferred to another country that would be condemned,” says Wang Huiyao, the president of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a thinktank in Beijing. ![]() The deal relies on a loophole in the NPT, which allows for fissile material used for non-explosive military use to be exempt from monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). But Chinese state media has accused the Aukus partners of “pure deception” regarding the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), because the deal involves the transfer of nuclear technology to Australia, a non-nuclear state. The deal, which will provide Australia with at least three nuclear-powered submarines, is designed to counter what is regarded as a rising threat from China in the Indo-Pacific.Ĭhina’s navy already has six nuclear-powered submarines that can fire torpedoes and cruise missiles, according to Nuclear Threat Initiative, a US non-profit organisation. ![]()
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