China, Pak conclude secret deal on nuclear reactor
March 23, 2013 10:22
China has secretly entered into an agreement with Pakistan to construct a third nuclear reactor at Chashma in Punjab province that the Obama administration says will violate Beijing's promises under an international anti-nuclear weapons accord, a media report said.
"According to US intelligence and diplomatic officials, the secret agreement for the Chashma 3 reactor was signed in Beijing during the visit by a delegation from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from February 15 to 18," The Washington Free Beacon reported.
The agreement calls for the state-run China National Nuclear Corporation to construct a 1,000-megawatt power plant at Chashma, where two earlier Chinese reactors were built, the American website said.
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