US curbs nuclear technology sales to China

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The Donald Trump administration has decided to limit sales of United States' civil nuclear technology to China to prevent use for military or unauthorised purposes, thus heightening further tensions between the two countries. "The United States cannot ignore the national security implications of China's efforts to obtain nuclear technology outside of established processes of US-China civil nuclear cooperation," CNN quoted US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as saying on Thursday. Officials said that the National Security Council led a review of China's efforts to advanced technology, nuclear material and equipment from American companies, which was done due to Beijing's effort to acquire US intellectual property that could pose a risk to Washington's businesses and military interests. Explaining the move behind the decision to limit import of nuclear components to Beijing, an administration official said, "The administration concluded that a change in US civil nu