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China’s Resistance to Nuclear Arms Talks Is a Violation of Its NPT Treaty Obligation

China’s Resistance to Nuclear Arms Talks Is a Violation of Its NPT Treaty Obligation
Military vehicles, carrying DF-17, roll down as members of a Chinese military honor guard march during the parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
Anders Corr
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The U.S. disarmament ambassador said on May 18 that China is resisting nuclear arms reduction talks with the United States. Such resistance is a violation of China’s obligations under the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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