China's Foreign Affairs Ministry has launched a furious attack on the UN nuclear watchdog over AUKUS, accusing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of issuing a "lopsided" report about Australia's plan to build nuclear submarines while ignoring widespread concerns about its ramifications for non-proliferation.
Last week the IAEA sent member states a confidential report on Australia's move to develop the submarines drawing on nuclear submarine technology provided by the United States and the United Kingdom.