Due to US arms sales to Taiwan, China has suspended consultations with the US on arms control and non-proliferation. This was stated during a briefing by Lin Jian, official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. China News.
“Ignoring China’s strong protests and repeated representations, the US side has continued to sell arms to Taiwan, carrying out a series of actions that have seriously violated China’s core interests and destroyed bilateral political mutual trust,” Lin Jian said.
In this regard, the Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed that Beijing decided to suspend a new round of arms control and non-proliferation talks with Washington.
“Responsibility for the current situation lies with the American side,” he added.
Before that, political scientist Vladimir Kornilov commented Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky on the lack of foundations for a dialogue with the United States on arms control. The expert recalled that Moscow has repeatedly emphasized that it is ready to discuss issues of strategic stability, but takes into account the interests of all players. However, according to him, Washington is not ready for such talks.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced: not received Proposal from the United States for a meeting on strategic stability.