Friday, October 17, 2008

China to provide more N-reactors to Pakistan

AS usual there are conflicting report's on this particular subject ,and as usual I am suspicious of any conflicting report from china and Pakistan !
But this may be some troubling news down the road , china helping a "nuclear" country with more "nuclear" power ? sounds kinda funny to me , especially when just yesterday Pakistan said there " was no deal " in the nuclear category of talk's, And China says “China sees its relationship with Pakistan as a way to counter-balance growing US ties with India,”

the daily times
LAHORE: China has privately agreed to follow a ‘step-by-step’ approach to fulfilling Pakistan’s aspiration for an expanded nuclear energy programme, rather than sign an ambitious civil nuclear programme of the kind recently struck between the US and India, a CBS News report published Friday quoted senior Pakistani and Western officials as saying.

The report said, “Private discussions are believed to have been held on expanded nuclear co-operation” between President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese leaders during Zardari’s four-day visit to China.
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It said a senior Pakistani official, privy to the discussions, claimed Thursday China had agreed to “consider further nuclear power reactors to fulfil our needs. The relationship (on the nuclear issue) remains intact”. “There is now a complete understanding on our future co-operation,” he added.

According to the report, Western diplomats said China was interested in maintaining a stable relationship with Pakistan for a number of reasons. “China sees its relationship with Pakistan as a way to counter-balance growing US ties with India,” it said.
Another Pakistani official however told CBS News on condition of anonymity China was eager to avoid a ‘direct confrontation’ with the West on its nuclear energy co-operation with Pakistan. “China is not seeking a head-on clash with anyone. It wants to broaden its relations with Pakistan but without the risk of a stiff US reaction,” the official said.

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