Nuclear pledge stands
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June 3, 2013, Monday
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CHINA is maintaining its pledge not to be the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, a top Chinese general said yesterday.
Omission of the "no-first-use" pledge in a defense white paper sparked speculation the policy had been dropped.
"I want to make a solemn statement that the Chinese government will never discard our pledge of no first-use of nuclear arms," Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo told the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore.
Qi said the white paper released in April did not go into details which was why the pledge was not explicitly mentioned.
Omission of the "no-first-use" pledge in a defense white paper sparked speculation the policy had been dropped.
"I want to make a solemn statement that the Chinese government will never discard our pledge of no first-use of nuclear arms," Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo told the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore.
Qi said the white paper released in April did not go into details which was why the pledge was not explicitly mentioned.
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