China says Australia, U.K., U.S. pact will ‘undermine’ regional peace
The Hindu
They are using nuclear exports as a tool for geopolitical game and adopting double standards: China
China on Thursday hit out at the new partnership announced by Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., saying it would “undermine” regional peace and “intensify” an arms race.
Beijing particularly slammed the announcement of provision of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia under the military pact, which has been seen by many observers as being aimed, at least in part, to respond to China’s growing military footprint in the region.
“The nuclear submarine cooperation between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia has seriously undermined regional peace and stability, intensified the arms race and undermined international non-proliferation efforts,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday.
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