China urged the U.S. to quickly work with Russia on a solution to manage their nuclear arsenals now that the New START arms control treaty has expired. New START was the last remaining
nuclear arms pact between Russia and the U.S. It expired on Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century. Its termination sets the stage for what many fear could be an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
"From China’s view, the expiration of New START is truly regrettable," said Lin Jian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, in a statement shared on social media.
"The treaty is vital to global strategic stability, and there is widespread concern over the impact on the international nuclear arms control system and global nuclear order after the treaty expires."
