China sees the institution through a largely political prism. And Beijing's position on Indian membership is undoubtedly politically hyphenated: boiled down to its essentials, China is willing to back India's entry if there is a clear route for Pakistan to join the club too. Beijing did belatedly attempt a similar manoeuvre during the late stages of the negotiations in 2008 but the proposal that Pakistan might be granted a matching exemption to India's attracted more incredulity than support from other NSG members.
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