June 03, 2012
Wed 06 Jul 2011

China gets its Pakistan reactors through NSG

There was no pushback by NSG members,

  • On March 18, Robert Blake, assistant secretary in the State Department, said in, "We expect China to abide by the commitments that it made when it joined the NSG in 2004, and in particular we think the construction of new nuclear reactors such as the Chashma 3 and 4 would be inconsistent with those commitments
  • Days before the NSG plenary, the German government, in an answer to the Bundestag, reportedly said, "China can export nuclear goods for construction of nuclear power plants Chashma 3 and 4 to Pakistan without violating NSG guidelines
  • In Europe, China got a thumbs up from Germany, the biggest power in Europe
  • Germany also argued that "China has explained its position on existing export agreements when it joined the NSG
  • Indrani Bagchi, TNN by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG


  • Related // timesofindia  

    Opinions





    Recent Stories