China suspends nuclear non-proliferation talks with U.S.

[william]

July 18 (UPI) -- China has suspended arms control and nuclear non-proliferation negotiations with the United States over Washington's weapons deals with Taiwan.

Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jain announced the suspension of talks Wednesday during a press conference.

U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller confirmed China's withdrawal from talks.

China suspends nuclear non-proliferation talks with U.S. - UPI.com

China has suspended arms control and nuclear non-proliferation negotiations with the United States over Washington's weapons deals with Taiwan.

www.upi.com

 

[teekay99]

From Newsweek:

China makes nuclear weapons demands to U.S. and allies

China urged the U.S. to adopt the policy of "no-first-use of nuclear weapons" and to abandon its nuclear umbrella to its allies.

www.newsweek.com

China has demanded that the United States make commitments on nuclear weapons by adopting a no-first-use policy and giving up its "nuclear umbrella" to allies in Europe and Asia after Beijing suspended arms control talks with Washington over Taiwan last week.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday published two working papers in relation to the "no-first-use of nuclear weapons" policy and nuclear security assurances. They were first submitted on July 12 to the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT.

The objectives of the international treaty NPT included preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology and furthering the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs said.

The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 and entered into force two years later. The five nuclear-weapon states—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.—are among the 191 states that have joined the treaty. The group is also known as the "P5," as the five states are permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.

 

[DEFCON Warning System]

China is lying about not having a no-first-use policy. And their demand that the US remove the nuclear umbrella to Europe is laughable.

 

[teekay99]

And their demand that the US remove the nuclear umbrella to Europe is laughable.

I guess we could reply with "we will drop the nuclear umbrella to Europe if China drops all claims on Taiwan and agree to independence." In other-words, when pigs fly....