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During the height of the Indo-US nuclear agreement, China firmly opposed it on the grounds of inequitable approach to the region, thereby arguing that Pakistan too should be given the same exemptions which India had qualified for. While Chinese opposition waned during the important Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver to India in August 2008, a sting in the tail soon followed. In April 2008, China assured Pakistan all help and support to set up at least four new nuclear power plants to meet its “growing energy demands.”