The U.S. and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March, with Beijing assuring no atomic threats over Taiwan, according to two American delegates.
The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan , according to two American delegates who attended.The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling U.S.
Washington was represented by about half a dozen delegates, including former officials and scholars at the two-day discussions, which took place in a Shanghai hotel conference room. Members of the Chinese delegation and Beijing's defense ministry did not respond to requests for comment. After the COVID-19 pandemic, semi-official discussions resumed on broader security and energy issues, but only the Shanghai meeting dealt in detail with nuclear weapons and posture.
The U.S. Department of Defense estimated last year that Beijing has 500 operational nuclear warheads and will probably field more than 1,000 by 2030. His description of the discussions was corroborated by fellow U.S. delegate Lyle Morris, a security scholar at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
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