The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that it will invite the Chinese government to engage in face-to-face arms control negotiations in Vienna.
In a press release issued Thursday, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus also recommended China meet with Russia "to consider next steps for trilateral arms control negotiations."
"We will all bring different perspectives and objectives to the negotiating table and will surely have disagreements," Ortagus said. "But it is time for dialogue and diplomacy between the three biggest nuclear weapons powers on how to prevent a new arms race."
On Wednesday a senior Chinese diplomat said China would be happy to join arms control talks with the United States and Russia -- but only if the United States agrees to reduce its arsenal to match China's level.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly asked China to join trilateral arms control talks, but China has refused, arguing that its nuclear arsenal is comparatively small relatively to the United States and Russia, which have at least 5,000 nuclear warheads each.
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US invites China to arms control talks, seeing opening
Washington (AFP) July 9, 2020
The United States on Thursday again invited China to talks on arms control, saying it saw an opening with Beijing on three-way negotiations with Russia despite intense disagreements. "The United States welcomes China's commitment to engage in arms control negotiations. As such, prudent next steps will need to include face-to-face meetings between the United States and China," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said. President Donald Trump's administration has been demanding that a risin ... read more
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