China on Friday said it will oppose India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group during the ongoing meeting in Bern as Beijing reaffirmed that there is “no change” in its stance on the admission of non-NPT states into the 48-member elite club.
“As for non-NPT counties being admitted to the group, I can tell you there is no change to China’s position,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing.
He was replying to a question whether there is any change in China’s stand at the plenary meeting currently taking place in the Swiss capital, Bern. “I want to point out that the NSG has clear rules on admission of new members and the Seoul plenary made clear mandates on how to deal with this issue. With these rules and mandates, we need to act as they dictate,” he said.