Amid heightened tension between Beijing and Washington, Hu Xijin, the chief editor of the Chinese regime‘s mouthpiece, Global Times, once again touted that China should increase its armory of nuclear warheads to deter the United States’ ambitions. This time, however, Hu’s remarks met resistance from the regime’s arms strategy expert.
Hu Xijin Repeats his Call to Increase Nuclear Warheads
On July 26, Hu repeated his stance on nuclear warheads on Weibo. He wrote: “Don’t be naive. Don’t expect Washington will improve its attitude towards the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] after the election. The CCP must be prepared.”“Hurry up and build more nuclear warheads in sufficient numbers to deter the United States, and we must seize the day … a stronger nuclear arsenal is the only key countermeasure to balance the U.S. arrogant attitude.” Hu claimed nothing else would be useful.
