In China’s Sichuan Province, nuclear facilities revive amid ambitions of becoming a global superpower

Satellite imagery captured between 2022 and 2026 has revealed a significant expansion of Beijing’s nuclear buildup in Sichuan Province, southwest China, reflecting Beijing’s ambitions in an era of intensifying superpower rivalry, The New York Times reported on 15 February. China’s nuclear expansion One such nuclear facility site lies near Zitong in Sichuan Province, where engineers…

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US says China conducted secret nuclear trial in 2020; ‘False narratives’, claims Beijing

The United States on Friday charged China with carrying out a clandestine nuclear trial in 2020 while advocating for a fresh, more inclusive arms regulation pact that would encompass Beijing and Moscow. The allegations at an international disarmament summit underlined major frictions between Washington and Beijing during a critical juncture for nuclear weapon management, following…

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