This was stated by the permanent representatives of the People's Republic of China and Russia to international organizations in Vienna Wang Qun and Mikhail Ulyanov.
“We must find out whether AUKUS refers to nuclear weapons, whether there is a transfer of nuclear materials and materials of nuclear weapons to a non-nuclear state,” the Chinese permanent representative of TASS quoted as saying.
He noted that if nuclear materials are transferred to a non-nuclear state, this would be a violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Ulyanov added that Russia and China want to understand the nature of the partnership between countries within the framework of AUKUS.
“We want to better understand what is at stake ... It’s impossible to draw conclusions or make an assessment without additional information,” he said.
Earlier, the Australian authorities signed the first agreement with the United States and Great Britain in the framework of the AUKUS alliance on the exchange of confidential information on nuclear submarines.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that China is very concerned about the signing by the United States, Great Britain and Australia of an agreement on the exchange of confidential information on nuclear submarines (nuclear submarines) within the framework of AUKUS.