The Third Plenum of 20th Central Committee of CCP has decided to continue "accelerating" the development of "strategic deterrence capabilities." Xi first publicly instructed the PLA to "accelerate" strategic deterrence capability development in March 2021. scmp.com/news/china/mil…

Yet Beijing has been quite clear that it will not do arms-control talks before settling the political differences with Washington, Tong ZHAO argues Carnegie China 9/10 carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

Agreement “directly prohibits the use of plutonium that will be produced by both CFR-600 reactors for any military purpose,” including to produce Chinese nuclear weapons. fissilematerials.org/blog/2024/07/r… It would be interesting to hear Intel assessments of that arrangement.

If one of the big three nuclear powers—the United States, Russia, or China—resumes detonating nuclear weapons, the other two are likely to follow suit, writes Dr. Jeffrey Lewis. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Both things are true: China genuinely thinks No-First-Use is a necessary step to reduce the salience of nuclear weapons; and China uses the NFU issue to help deflect the international pressure on Beijing to join substantive arms control talks. ft.com/content/c23e89…

I do agree with that:

Many thanks to Tong ZHAO for a very interesting debate about his report Political Drivers of #China’s Changing #Nuclear Policy: Implications for U.S.-China Nuclear Relations and International #Security carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

🌏Exciting Partnership Announcement! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our collaboration with Observa China 观中国 观中国 through an insightful webinar on "China's Grand Strategy: Perspectives from the Global South." Join us as we dive deep into China's strategic vision

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What are the political drivers behind #China’s changing #nuclear policy? Read Tong ZHAO’s latest report and our reading notes below⬇️ #CarnegieChinaReadingNotes #ReadwithCC carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

中国核政策变化背后的政治动因是什么？ 阅读赵通（Tong ZHAO）最新的主题报告和我们的阅读笔记⬇️ carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

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🇨🇳 Under Xi, China has shifted toward a much more aggressive nuclear expansion. Why this sudden change? In Carnegie's latest #Explainer, Senior Fellow Tong Zhao Tong ZHAO explores what factors are actually motivating China’s nuclear policy. Watch now 📽️ bit.ly/4dHMmuI

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Excited for tomorrow's launching event of CSSPR 's partnership with Observa China 观中国, which will feature Rabia Akhtar ,Ruhee Neog , Tong ZHAO , Asif Amin ,and other great scholars. The discussion will center on understanding how the Global South countries look at Chinese grand

Me in Arms Control Assoc on how the next U.S. administration should manage its nuclear relationship with China in the sadly inevitable absence of talks with Beijing. armscontrol.org/act/2024-09/fe…

I'm presenting my job market paper at #APSA2024 (10am Sun)! I'm on the market this year, and the paper draws from my dissertation project, which shows how CN shapes int'l order by commandeering the existing rules, rather than overturning them or building new institutions 1/

IST CEO Philip Reiner heads to Seoul next week for #REAIM2024, where he’ll join global stakeholders to discuss how to ensure responsible military application of AI. On 9/6, IST hosts a panel on the implications of integrating AI into nuclear command, control, and communication

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