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U.S. Panel Bashes Chinese Nonproliferation Efforts
A report set to be released today by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission criticizes China for failing to end its suspected proliferation-related activities, according to Reuters (see GSN, June 4). “China’s continued failure to adequately curb its proliferation practices poses significant national security concerns to the United States,” the report says. “China’s assistance to weapons of mass destruction-related programs in countries of concern continues, despite repeated promises to end such activities and the repeated imposition of U.S. sanctions,” it adds. For example, while China has played a role in efforts to resolve the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula, Beijing also “continues to permit North Korea to use its air, rail and seaports to trans-ship ballistic missiles and WMD-related materials,” the report says. It also warns that China’s energy needs may lead to agreements with countries such as Iran that could involve “dangerous weapons transfers” (Carol Giacomo, Reuters, June 15). China today, however, denied the commission’s claims, according to Reuters. “I haven’t seen the report you mentioned and don’t know the intention of the report, but I think the report and the situation you mentioned just now are completely not in line with the facts," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said (Reuters, June 15).
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