Majority of Chinese believe nuclear war could happen: poll

Russia-Ukraine war and smaller tactical weapons among top reasons

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Yasushi Kudo, president of Genron NPO, goes through the results of an annual China-Japan survey at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10. (Photo by Ryohtaroh Satoh)

RYOHTAROH SATOH, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- More than half of Chinese people believe a nuclear war could occur in the near future as Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine and superpowers fail in nuclear disarmament, according to a public opinion poll released on Tuesday.

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