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China affirms 'no first use' nuke policy
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-22 07:17

China will not use nuclear weapons first in a military conflict, the foreign minister said Thursday as he tried to quell an uproar over a general's remark that Beijing might use atomic bombs against U.S. forces in a conflict over Taiwan.

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Jakob Kellenberger (L) attends a signing ceremony with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing in Beijing July 20, 2005. [Reuters]
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said China "will not first use nuclear weapons at any time and under any condition," according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Li said China has embraced that stance since it developed nuclear weapons in 1964, and it "will not be changed in the future."

Li made the comments to a group of academics from the United States, Japan and China, Xinhua said.

Beijing has been trying to reassure the United States and its Asian neighbors since Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu, a dean at China's National Defense University, told foreign reporters last week that Beijing might use nuclear weapons if U.S. forces attacked China in a conflict over Taiwan.

According to Xinhua, Li said the general's comment was "only his personal view."

The State Department on July 15 criticized the remarks as "highly irresponsible" and asked for Chinese assurance that it did not reflect official thinking.

Despite its efforts at diplomatic damage control, Beijing also has reaffi
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