"The U.S. provides weapon-grade enriched uranium to Australia under AUKUS, but bans Iran to build nuclear power plants for civil use. How can this double standards on nuclear proliferation be justified to anyone?" Chinese ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang questioned.

He said AUKUS is a product of Cold War mentality, and urged the U.S. to honor nuclear non-proliferation treaties for the sake of world peace.

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