China must be prepared to strike first using nukes, top [Chinese] diplomat says


"China must be prepared to use nuclear weapons and will abandon its ‘no-first-use’ coverage to push again in opposition to new alliances forming within the Pacific, a senior diplomat has stated.

Sha Zukang, the nation’s former ambassador to the UN, advised a summit of Chinese nuclear coverage specialists that it’s time to ‘re- look at and fine-tune’ a long-standing dedication to solely use nukes in retaliation because the US ‘builds new navy alliances and because it will increase its navy presence in our neighbourhood.’

Zukang’s feedback – which come as China builds a whole bunch of recent nuclear missile silos – are important as a result of Beijing typically floats modifications of coverage by senior diplomats. The physique he was talking to – the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association – is formally unbiased, however has sturdy ties to the Communist get together...."

...Beijing is assumed to possess round 320 nuclear warheads that may be fitted to these missiles at current [BEFORE the 250 new missile silos are/were completed], however can be thought to be within the midst of a serious growth of that arsenal.

[my comment - those numbers do NOT include aircraft deployable nuclear weapons, cruise missile equipped nuclear weapons, NOT their submarine ICBM's]

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