CHINA has turned a blind eye and a
deaf ear to the violent protestations
raised in the rest of the world and
gone ahead with yet another nuclear test
on August 17. Earlier, Chinese authorities had expelled activists of the international environmental organisation
Greenpeace who were holding their first
demonstration in the country to protest
the nuclear tests.
The Asian nations are particularly
upset about what they term as an act of
betrayal "of the movement toward
scrapping nuclear weapons worldwide".
Japan has reiterated its threat to curtail
financial aid to China, as it had done
after Beijing's previous nuclear test in
May.
China, however, does not appear
chastised. In fact, it has slammed Japan
for taking such a holier-than-thou attitude. "Japan should make a profound
introspection of its historical responsibilities instead of making a fuss over this issue and still less linking it with economic issues," said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman.
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