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Hardline paper urges Beijing to fortify nuclear arsenal
Published Tue, Jan 24, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
CHINA must strengthen its nuclear arsenal to "force the US to respect it" in response to the stance of new US President Donald Trump, a leading newspaper said on Tuesday.
The comments in the Global Times, a popular paper known for its inflammatory rhetoric and hawkish views, came just days after Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the eventual global elimination of atomic weapons.
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