China Reacts to Claim US Made Ukraine and Taiwan Give Up Nuclear Weapons
China said that Taiwan is "fundamentally different" from Ukraine after a man recently recalled how he stopped the self-governed island from building the capability to produce nuclear weapons by leaking intelligence to the United States near the end of the Cold War.
Ukraine was once the 3rd largest nuclear power on Earth. Then it became the only country ever to give up those weapons
Ukraine became the third-largest nuclear power after the Soviet Union's dissolution but voluntarily gave up its arsenal under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum in exchange for security assurances. However,
Taiwan Turns to Companies in Ukraine for China Contingency Planning
Taiwan is learning from companies in Ukraine which continue to operate during the country's fight against Russia, a senior Taiwan official told Reuters on Wednesday, as the island speeds up contingency planning amid heightened Chinese threats.
Amid China's threats, Taiwan studies experience of companies in Ukraine operating during war – Reuters
Amid growing threats from China, Taiwanese authorities have sought advice on how to organise operations under martial law and ongoing hostilities from private companies that continue to operate in Ukraine.
What are Beijing’s plans for Taiwan after Ukraine shock? ‘Two sessions’ may offer clues
Analysts say Beijing is ‘preoccupied’ with the economy this year and will keep up its carrot and stick approach to Taiwan reunification.
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On November 17, 1969, détente began to bear fruit with the opening in Helsinki of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) on nuclear weapons. But the Cold War had not yet thawed, and détente ...
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