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Beijing, Nov 17 - China today gave a cautious response to moves by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to lift the long-standing ban on uranium sales to India, as it expressed reservations over New Delhi becoming a member of the powerful NSG, saying some countries have "concerns" over it.

"About whether Australia will export uranium to India, China believes that all countries have right to make peaceful use of nuclear energy and conduct relevant cooperation, but at the same time one should always abide by international obligations and nuclear non-proliferation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said today.

He was responding to a questions at a media briefing over Gillard's call to her ruling Labour Party to change its stand of not to sell uranium to India.

The Labour party was opposed to uranium sales to India on the ground that India has declined to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Gillard's move was also backed by US President Barack Obama who said it was compatible with international law and the NPT.

Significantly, Liu also spoke about differences within the 46-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) over moves to admit India as a member.

Liu said "different" members have "concerns" in this regard and a final decision should be made through consultations with all member states.

"As for the Indian accession to NSG, different parties have their own concerns. We are still under discussion in this regard and we hope relevant parties will continue with the discussions," he said.

"China believes that expansion of NSG should be able to maintain authority and effectiveness of the group and take into full consideration the actual condition of candidate countries and final decision should be made through consultation of all states," he said.

President Obama has expressed US backing for India's membership to the NSG, as well as other security-related groups like Wassenaar Arrangement, the Australian Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in a phased manner during his landmark visit to India last year.

The NSG is a group of nuclear supplier countries which seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of atomic weapons through the implementation of guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear related exports.

China, which initially appeared reluctant to support NSG's clean waiver for the Indo-US Civil Nuclear deal in 2008 finally gave its nod, ensuring passage of the resolution that enabled India to gain access to nuclear technology for peaceful use though India was not a signatory to NPT.

China cautious on Gillard's proposal to sell uranium to India

LOL..:rofl:
 
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"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst" - Something our Indian Diplomats will have to keep in mind..

Hope that China does not create problems in our quest to be get membership into NSG or get Uranium for power generation and prepare to fight(ofcourse diplomatically) if China again tries to create problems !!
 
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China, my friends, has the least values as a country in the entire world. It believes in nothing.

Interestingly, a country like china, who supplied nuclear weapons technology to paksitan (even conducted a secret test for them as well and also pakistan transferred that technology to North Korea, Iran and Syria as well) is directing the world not to sell uranium to india who has impeccable record in nuclear proliferation.

If countries like china are sitting in NSG, it puts a serious question on the credibility of NSG. The only reason everybody is keeping mum is because of chinese economic might, nothing else. NSG's double standards are long exposed. Everybody realizes and that is why everybody is supporting india out of NSG framework.

It has become a fashion in chine to issue warning to every A,B,C,D...... country in the world. Chinese clearly think that the world is an extention of their dickk and everybody is stupid enough to listen them.:lol::lol: Chinese behaviour is becoming like of a teenage kid who likes to flaunt its new found puberity!!:sick::sick:

Chinese certainly need to behave in a responsible and mature manner and end its double standards.
 
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China, my friends, has the least values as a country in the entire world. It believes in nothing.

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A country believes nothing is far better than a country believes Caste, makes its people illiterate and starves millions of its own children to death every year.
 
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A country believes nothing is far better than a country believes Caste, makes its people illiterate and starves millions of its own children to death every year.

and religion too.
 
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Lots of anti -Australia statements by Communist China now days. Something is cooking here.hmm :taz:
 
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someone rightly said, China is a economic and military superpower behaving like a third world country.
Obama too said to China to become mature and behave like a major economy..
 
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Wow! Someone known to have the utmost disregard for international agreements that they ratify and sign, is asking us to actually ratify an agreement that we have not signed? :lol:.

Reds: they never to fail to prove you right. :P
 
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That's weird.China ironically used to export Uranium to India during the US sanctions heydays,now they are the ones being skittish?Go figure

I think somebody has been crying to their big daddy over the matter :lol:
 
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Oh! That was just china talking or was it talking?:whistle:
 
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