The Global Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation Regime: From the Perspective of Beijing

This presentation will introduce the mainstream view in the Chinese policy community about the driving forces behind the ongoing evolution of the global nuclear arms control and nonproliferation regime and its future challenges. It will discuss why China has been expanding its traditionally small nuclear arsenal at an unprecedented speed and scale; how China interprets Russia's nuclear saber-rattling during the Ukraine War; what considerations underlie China's position toward multilateral institutions such as the P-5 Process and the TPNW; as well as what role Beijing sees itself playing to address regional nuclear crises like over the Korean Peninsula and in South Asia. The presentation will also provide recommendations about how the United States and the rest of the international community can better engage with China to promote nuclear nonproliferation and arms control.