China reassured the US that it will not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons over Taiwan as semi-official nuclear talks between US and Chinese delegates resumed in March for the first time in five years, Reuters reported on Friday.
According to the report, scholar David Santoro - the US organizer of the talks known as "Track Two" - said the Chinese representatives expressed firm belief that China "can prevail in a conventional fight over Taiwan without using nuclear weapons."
The talks may be an encouraging sign, but the reporting paints a biased picture. It is the US that is fueling the nuclear race and engaging in nuclear sabre-rattling to supposedly protect Taiwan. Moreover, Washington dismissed Chinese calls for a no-first-use treaty between nuclear powers, while holding many times more nuclear warheads than China. China remains convinced that the only way to avoid the danger of an apocalyptic disaster is through nuclear disarmament.