Chinese Foreign Ministry expresses concern about AUKUS nuclear engines agreement


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BEIJING (TASS): China expresses deep concern over the conclusion of an agreement under the new security alliance AUKUS (Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States) to exchange information on naval nuclear power plants. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian stated this at a regular briefing on Monday. “China is deeply concerned about the nuclear submarine cooperation between Australia, the UK and the US. This will increase regional tensions, provoke an arms race, threaten regional peace and stability, and undermine international nonproliferation efforts,” he said. … He added that the International Atomic Energy Agency would not be able to exercise...