Is China deferring on disarmament?

Is China deferring on disarmament?

This week we begin the third and final round of the Development and Disarmament Roundtable on China’s role in the nuclear world order. Is China a responsible nuclear stakeholder? Is Beijing abandoning the banning of the bomb? Or is the country merely waiting for the United States and Russia to lead the way? Read on for more insights into how China should address disarmament and nonproliferation as its power and confidence increase. In the nuclear world order, what role for China? Hua Han, Rajesh Rajagopalan, Gregory Kulacki Individual roundtable articles: China, the increasingly responsible nuclear stakeholder Hua Han How China can address the world’s nuclear disorder Rajesh Rajagopalan China unwisely defers on disarmament Gregory Kulacki Washington and Moscow hold the keys to the door of disarmament Hua Han China and nonproliferation: Divergence between policy and actions Rajesh Rajagopalan Chairman Xi abandons banning the bomb Gregory Kulacki More reading: China’s nuclear forces, 2016 Free access from the July/August subscription journal Hans M. Kristensen and Robert S. Norris China’s security agenda transcends the South China Sea Free access from the July/August subscription journal John W. Lewis and Xue Litai How to save the INF Treaty (and arms control): Invite China Petr Suchy and Bradley A. Thayer What if China develops MIRVs? David Cromer Logan and Tong Zhao Drawing a line between conventional and nuclear weapons in China David Cromer Logan China’s rapidly expanding centrifuge enrichment capacity Hui Zhang

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