The UN hopes that China will not abandon the principle of non-use of nuclear weapons first. This was announced on Saturday, September 25, by the deputy general secretary of the association, high representative for disarmament issues Izumi Nakamitsu.
Earlier in the day, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Sha Zukang called on Beijing to reconsider its policy towards the United States and abandon its non-nuclear policy as the first amid the formation of the AUKUS alliance.
“I hope this does not happen. China was deeply committed to the principle of non-application [ядерного оружия] first. This is a very positive moment, and I hope that there will be no changes in this policy, “RIA Novosti quotes her.
On September 23, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the United States, Qin Gang, commenting on the AUKUS agreement, indicated that Australia, Britain and the United States had acted “extremely irresponsible” because of the danger of accelerating the arms race. According to the diplomat, the alliance undermines regional peace and stability and neglects international efforts to nonproliferate nuclear weapons.
The Trilateral Security Partnership – AUKUS – was launched on September 15, 2021, through the signing of an agreement between representatives of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. For the sake of new opportunities, Canberra terminated a $ 66 billion contract with Paris for the supply of submarines and provoked a diplomatic scandal.