China Rejects Trump’s Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament Talks With US, Russia

The only remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow is about to expire.
China Rejects Trump’s Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament Talks With US, Russia
China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
|Updated:
0:00

China has poured cold water on President Donald Trump’s suggestion that it join the United States and Russia in talks to downsize their nuclear arsenals, dismissing the idea as unrealistic.

The Chinese regime rejected the proposal on Aug. 27, two days after Trump told reporters that Washington and Moscow were discussing ways to reduce the number of nuclear weapons and that he hoped Beijing would also take part.