China had maintained a modest nuclear capability and posture for decades\, but recen t efforts to significantly expand its nuclear arsenal seem to deviate from traditional policy and defy international expectations. From a previously " lean and effective" nuclear force\, China has shifted to a "powerful/high-l evel strategic deterrent capability\," as announced at the 20th Party Congr ess. This presentation will explore how and why China’s nuclear thinking an d policy has evolved in recent years. It will also analyze the implications for the U.S.-China relationship and broader security dynamics in the Asia- Pacific region. Finally\, the presentation will conclude with a discussion of possible future steps for the international community to engage with Chi na on nuclear weapons\, arms control\, and strategic stability issues.
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Tong Zhao is a senio
r fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for Intern
ational Peace\, as well as a visiting research scholar at Princeton Univers
ity’s Science and Global Security Program. His research focuses on nuclear
weapons policy\, deterrence\, arms control\, nonproliferation\, missile def
ense\, hypersonic weapons\, and China’s security and foreign policy. He hol
ds a PhD in science\, technology\, and international affairs from Georgia I
nstitute of Technology\, as well as an MA in international relations and a
BS in physics from Tsinghua University. He is the author of “Tides of Chang
e: China’s Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines and Strategic Stability” an
d “Narrowing the U.S.-China Gap on Missile Defense: How to Help Forestall a
Nuclear Arms Race.” He serves on the board of directors of the Asia-Pacifi
c Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation. Zhao is also an associa
te editor of Science & Global Security and is a member of the International
Panel on Fissile Materials.RSVP NOW
China and its C
hanging Nuclear Weapons Policies
Mon Mar 6\, 12PM
| Liu Institute Case Room
Presented by SPPGA and CCR
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