Beijing has panned the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for giving a positive assessment of the progress of the AUKUS deal so far.
“The Agency, on the basis of technical consultations and exchanges it has conducted with the AUKUS parties to date, is satisfied with the level of their engagement,” according to a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sept. 9, seen by Reuters.
“Such technical consultations will continue for the foreseeable future. The Agency recognises that AUKUS is at an early stage and that precisely how it will develop has yet to be decided by the parties involved.”
Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, called the report “lopsided” saying it made no mention of the concern of nuclear proliferation from the international community….