China said Tuesday that it "will not stand idly by" and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has said it plans to do within months. The statement from the director of the foreign ministry's Arms Control Department
BEIJING — China said Tuesday that it"will not stand idly by" and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has said it plans to do within months.
He also advised other nations, particularly South Korea, Japan and Australia, to"exercise prudence" and not allow the U.S. to deploy such weapons on their territory, saying that would"not serve the national security interests of these countries." Asked about potential locations, he said there will be a lot of dialogue between the Pentagon, area military commanders and allies.
"I don't think it is reasonable or even fair to expect China to participate in an arms reduction negotiation at this stage," Fu said. He added that China remained committed to multilateral efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles, such as the U.N.'s Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, although it has yet to ratify that agreement.
Meanwhile, Washington's argument that it is threatened by China because 80 percent or more of Chinese missiles fall into the intermediate-range category doesn't hold up, since those missiles would be unable to reach the continental U.S. "It implies that the ability of either side to hit the other's homeland is a threshold or a taboo," he said.
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