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China Refuses To Budge From Its Stand On India’s Membership Of The Nuclear Suppliers Group
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ( L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) (Wang Zhou - Pool/Getty Images)
India’s main opponent to joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), China, maintained its stand on the issue and called for a two-step “non-discriminatory” solution to admit non-NPT members into the 48-member elite grouping.
At a media briefing in Vienna, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said:
Shuang’s remarks came following the NSG meeting in Vienna on 11 November. China’s stand for a non-discriminatory criterion is significant as Pakistan, a close ally of Beijing, has applied for NSG membership along with India.
Shuang added that in the Vienna meeting, NSG members for the first time talked about the entry of new members.
An earlier statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said:
As of now, India has the support of the United States and majority of the NSG members based on its non-proliferation record in comparison to that of Pakistan, which has faced serious allegations of nuclear proliferation in the past.
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