U.S. Again Calls on China to Join Nuclear Arms Control Talks, China Responds with Seven Characters!
According to a report by the Financial Times of the UK, Trump hopes to maintain the nuclear weapons ban and wants China to also join the nuclear arms control talks. On February 3, when reporters asked about China's position on this issue, China responded decisively with seven characters: "It is neither fair nor reasonable."
According to public data, the United States and Russia each have approximately 5,400 nuclear warheads, accounting for more than 90% of the global total. China's nuclear arsenal has long been maintained at a level of hundreds of warheads. Not only is the number far lower than that of the US and Russia, but its strategic positioning is entirely different: China has always adhered to the policy of "minimum nuclear deterrence," does not use nuclear weapons first, and does not participate in any form of nuclear competition. This numerical gap determines that bringing China into the US-Russia-led nuclear disarmament framework at this stage is essentially irresponsible.
In recent years, the US has repeatedly publicly called on China to join the three-party nuclear negotiations, especially as the New START Treaty is set to expire on February 5. This treaty is the only effective bilateral nuclear arms control mechanism between the US and Russia, limiting both sides' deployed strategic nuclear warheads to no more than 1,550. However, the US has yet to give a clear response to Russia's proposal to "unconditionally extend it for one year." In this context, the US has shifted focus to emphasizing that "China must join."
Dao Ge doesn't know, does the US hope that under this treaty, China's nuclear warheads will be increased to 1,550, or what?
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