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Fu Cong, the director of the Chinese foreign ministry's Arms Control Department speaks to the media on July 28, 2019, at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, Austria. Alex Halada/AFP/Getty Images
China, France, the UK, the United States, and Russia issued a joint statement on Jan. 3, affirming that nuclear war and the proliferation of nuclear weapons ought to be avoided at all costs.
“We affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” the statement said.
Andrew Thornebrooke is a former national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
