China nuclear talks yet to gain traction: senior U.S. diplomat

Arms control undersecretary stresses need for risk reduction, understanding Beijing

Military vehicles travel past Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a military parade in 2019. China's military buildup, including in nuclear capabilities, has raised alarms in the U.S. © Reuters

RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

February 22, 2023 22:49 JST

WARSAW, Poland -- The U.S. has made little progress in establishing a dialogue with China over its nuclear capabilities, said Bonnie Jenkins, the U.S. undersecretary of state for international security and arms control, in a recent interview with Nikkei.

U.S. President Joe Biden proposed the dialogue to Chinese President Xi Jinping in a November 2021 virtual meeting. "We haven't yet gotten traction," Jenkins said Saturday during her visit to Germany for the Munich Security Conference.