China heard
the message of the United States – loud and clear and in response warned the latter
that it “would not stand idle” if the United States deployed ground-based
missiles to Asia.
China said
such act of the US amidst their trade war might fuel an arms race between
Russia , China and the US.
Chinese
arms control official, Fu Cong, relayed the warning
three days after American Defense secretary, Mark Esper, said he favored
deploying such missiles to the region “sooner rather than later.”
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“We call on
the U.S. to exercise restraint,” Mr. Fu said in a Foreign Ministry statement Tuesday.
“China will not stand idly by and will be forced to take countermeasures if the
U.S. deploys intermediate-range ground-based missiles in this part of the
world.”
Mr. Fu did not
elaborate what counter measures China would undertake in response to the
planned missiles deployment of the US.
Mr. Fu said
the American withdrawal from the treaty would have “a direct negative impact”
on global stability and security, and called it a “pretext” for an American
weapons buildup.
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