ABSTRACT
The report suggests that China continued to interpret its non-proliferation commitments narrowly in the area of supplying nuclear and missile-related materials to its key allies in the developing world, especially Pakistan. China wants to limit India's power capabilities to South Asia and thereby constrain New Delhi's aspirations to become a major power in Asia. India's emergence as a peer-competitor in Asia would upset China's predominant position in the region. However, if the India-Pakistan acute conflict and intense arms race persist, India would continue to be bracketed with its smaller regional rival Pakistan and not with China. Nuclear and missile proliferation in South Asia by China through its transfer of materials and technology to Pakistan has major consequences. The contradictions in Chinese nuclear nonproliferation policy seem to hurt the regime in both the short and long run. China partially changed its policies in this relationship due to U.S. pressure and the increasing interaction of Beijing in international institutions and regimes.
