The World : China Atom Pact Opposed

The nuclear cooperation agreement signed last week by the United States and China ran into opposition in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where congressmen questioned whether its “fuzzy” language frees Peking from the stringent restrictions against nuclear proliferation required by the Atomic Energy Act. Administration officials acknowledged that the accord’s language is different from that used in other nuclear cooperation pacts but contended that its guarantees against proliferation are “airtight.” The accord will become law after 90 working days unless Congress votes to block it.