China has had a policy of not being the first to use a nuclear weapon in a conflict since it first developed them in 1964. Photo: Xinhua
* China should abandon 'no-first-use' policy meaning nukes can only be used to retaliate, senior diplomat said
* Sha Zukang argued new Pacific alliances - such as AUKUS - mean China should take a more aggressive stance
* He spoke amid a huge expansion of China's nuclear forces, with 300 silos thought to be under construction
* China has also upgraded its nuclear missiles and bombers in recent years, as it asserts authority in the Pacific China must be ready to use nuclear weapons and should abandon its 'no-first-use' policy to push back against new alliances forming in the Pacific, a senior diplomat has said.
Sha Zukang, the country's former ambassador to the UN, told a summit of Chinese nuclear policy experts that it is time to 're- examine and fine-tune' a long-standing commitment to only use nukes in retaliation as the US 'builds new military alliances and as it increases its military presence in our neighbourhood.'
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WNU Editor: On a positive note. This former Chinese diplomat is also saying that it is only "a matter of time" before China joins an arms control pact with the US and Russia.
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go ahead and launch first. see what happens. twit
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