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China adamant that it will never use pre-emptive nuclear strike

the Chinese government has pledged never to be the first country to use nuclear weapons – at any time or under any circumstances.

China: No Changes to ‘No First Nuclear Strike Policy’, VOA,  Stephanie Ho 6 Jan 2011, Beijing China denies a Japanese media report that the People’s Liberation Army will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if threatened by another nuclear state.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei Thursday said Beijing has not changed its policy of never being the first to fire nuclear weapons in a war.

Hong says the Chinese government has pledged never to be the first country to use nuclear weapons – at any time or under any circumstances.
He says reports that China is considering changing the policy are “groundless and out of ulterior motives.”

Japan’s Kyodo News agency Wednesday reported that the Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if China faces a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state.  The report relied upon internal People’s Liberation Army documents as its source……

VOA | China: No Changes to ‘No First Nuclear Strike Policy’ | Asia | English

January 7, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, weapons and war