US Moves to Limit Nuclear Sales to China

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s administration will limit sales of Washington’s civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes, a top official said. “The US cannot ignore the national security implications of China’s efforts to obtain nuclear technology outside of established processes of US-China civil nuclear cooperation,” Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said in a statement on Thursday. The decision is the result of a broad government policy review led by the National Security Council and is driven by Beijing’s efforts to obtain advanced technology, nuclear material and equipment from US companies, reports CNN. (IANS)