How China can benefit from joining US, Russia in nuclear arms talks

Engaging in arms limitation talks is a chance to show Beijing’s commitment to nuclear restraint, a global public good that would be universally supported

Being part of the conversation would also allow China to press for more stringent restraints on both the US and Russian nuclear arsenals

Christian Le Miere

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Published: 1:00am, 9 Jul, 2021

Updated: 1:00am, 9 Jul, 2021

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Christian Le Miere is a foreign policy adviser. He is the founder of Arcipel, a strategic consultancy, and has worked as a senior adviser to an Abu Dhabi entity. He was formerly a senior fellow at the IISS, a London-based think tank, and the editor of various publications for Jane's, a global defence intelligence firm.

How China can benefit from joining US, Russia in nuclear arms talks

Engaging in arms limitation talks is a chance to show Beijing’s commitment to nuclear restraint, a global public good that would be universally supported Being part of the conversation would also allow China to press for more stringent restraints on both the US and Russian nuclear arsenals

Engaging in arms limitation talks is a chance to show Beijing’s commitment to nuclear restraint, a global public good that would be universally supported

Being part of the conversation would also allow China to press for more stringent restraints on both the US and Russian nuclear arsenals