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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Obviously nothing to do with our mounting paranoia. Aukus is so regressive, it's like a museum piece of 19th century nostalgia. But what would the coolies know about that.
    Is this another thing you really don't care about?

    Of course it's a 'museum piece of the 19th century' because the adversary is stuck mentally and philosophically in the middle ages.


    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    One suspects the Indian government has a different perspective:
    Of course you are wrong . . . India sees Chin and Pakistan as the main foes and threats. Do you really have to post shit at every turn?







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    A question and the reply from the Chinese Foreign Ministry Press conference.

    Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian’s Regular Press Conference on December 20, 2021

    "CRI:

    The White House issued a statement on December 17 which read, the AUKUS Trilateral Joint Steering Groups met on December 9 and 14 in the US. The delegations agreed on the next steps over the 18-month consultation period to define the optimal pathway for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and to bring the Australian capability into service at the earliest possible date. They will work to ensure that the submarine program upholds their longstanding leadership in global non-proliferation, including through continued close consultation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. What is China’s comment?


    Zhao Lijian:

    China has made its position clear on the AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation on multiple occasions.

    China believes that the nuclear submarine cooperation between the US, the UK and Australia under the framework of the trilateral security partnership poses serious risks of nuclear proliferation and violates the object and purpose of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). An increasing number of countries are vigilant about and reject this. However, the US, the UK and Australia insisted on advancing nuclear submarine cooperation in disregard of international concerns, which again accentuates their double standards on non-proliferation issues, and makes their self-claimed “longstanding leadership in global non-proliferation” even more hypocritical. 

    The Board of Governors Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in November added issues related to the trilateral nuclear submarine cooperation to the meeting’s official agenda and had discussions on them, which reflects the board members’ grave concerns about this issue. There is nothing in the IAEA safeguards mechanism that can effectively monitor the power reactors of nuclear submarines. Therefore, there is no way to ensure that Australia won’t use these nuclear materials for building nuclear weapons. The three countries, however, are knowingly bent on having consultation with the IAEA on non-proliferation arrangements, which is a blatant attempt to seek IAEA’S endorsement for the trilateral cooperation. The three countries should stop such trick of deception. 


    China has made it clear that the safeguards issue regarding the AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation bears on the integrity and efficacy of the NPT and concerns the interests of all IAEA member states. As such, it should be jointly discussed by all member states. China has suggested that the IAEA launch a special committee open to all member states to focus on discussing the political, legal and technical issues concerned to properly seek a solution acceptable to all parties. The US, the UK and Australia should not proceed with relevant cooperation, and the IAEA Secretariat should not have consultation with the three countries on the so-called safeguards arrangement for their nuclear submarine cooperation until consensus is reached by all parties."


    Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian’s Regular Press Conference on December 20, 2021
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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    he UK and Australia under the framework of the trilateral security partnership poses serious risks of nuclear proliferation and violates the object and purpose of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).
    The CCCP can not even spell properly when writing press releases. What a bunch of clowns.


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