A row is looming between Beijing and Washington over China's proposed sale of two nuclear power-generating reactors to Pakistan.
This would appear to break the guidelines set by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a gathering of countries who export civil nuclear technology.
The NSG's annual meeting is taking place in Christchurch, New Zealand all this week and it provides the first opportunity for other governments to explore what exactly China is proposing.
"During recent weeks Beijing has come under growing pressure," says the veteran nuclear expert Mark Hibbs, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. More >>>
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Climate Change and Energy Security
We are however, in some respects, fighting a losing battle, we have to find a way to give all nations that need civilian nuclear power the ability to do produce it, AND keep the proliferation risks to a minimum. We need the technology that allows energy generation and no proliferation risks.
Climate change demands that we cut carbon output dramatically. Failure to do so may well be a major conflict trigger, caused by a number of things, water security, food security, refugee flows, energy security.
We have to see the larger picture AND get the balance between energy security and non-proliferation. Editor
