China has entered into a "nuclear safeguards agreement" which will allow it to purchase uranium from Australia. Under the conditions of the agreement, China must not use Australian uranium for military purposes. The agreement was signed by Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing in the presence of their leaders Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao . Australia will not allow uranium to be exported to any country which has not entered into a nuclear safeguards agreement. A requirement of this agreement is that the country wishing to purchase uranium must also be a signatory to the UN's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . Christine Milne has commented "Make no mistake -- selling Australian uranium to China will make the world less safe."
China has entered into a "nuclear safeguards agreement" which will allow it to purchase from Australia. Under the conditions of the agreement, China must not use Australian uranium for military purposes. The agreement was signed by Australia's Foreign Minister and his Chinese counterpart, in the presence of their leaders Australian Prime Minister and Chinese Premier . Australia will not allow uranium to be exported to any country which has not entered into a nuclear safeguards agreement. A requirement of this agreement is that the country wishing to purchase uranium must also be a signatory to the UN's . has commented "Make no mistake — selling Australian uranium to China will make the world less safe."
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Alexander Downer
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John Howard
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Wen Jiabao
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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Christine Milne
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