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China ‘has to be involved’ in new nuclear arms control talks, US senator urges
Republican Deb Fischer, whose subcommittee oversees US nuclear arsenal, insisted Beijing must be part of any future treaty negotiations
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Yuanyue Dangin Washington
China “has to be involved” in nuclear arms control talks, while the US must step up its nuclear modernisation, including deploying more bombers, a senator responsible for overseeing American strategic forces said on Monday.
“We need to be able to have a verifiable [treaty] and ensure accountability under treaties, and have them enforced with Russia and with China,” said Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican and chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee.
The US has been trying to bring China into the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New Start), the world’s last remaining binding nuclear arms control agreement, which expired in February, a stance both US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have echoed on multiple occasions.
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However, China has repeatedly stated that it will not participate in a new nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia, whilst insisting that it has no intention of engaging in an arms race with any country.
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Analysts believe it is seeking parity with the other two before it agrees to talk.
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