Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Photo courtesy of State Council of the People’s Republic of China China announced this week its willingness to “take the lead” in signing the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, a move that comes while Beijing rapidly expands its nuclear arsenal. The announcement, made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, followed news that both China and Russia have agreed to become signatories to the decades-old Bangkok Treaty. The Bangkok Treaty, formally known as the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ), is a comprehensive nuclear disarmament agreement that creates one of the world’s most extensive nuclear-free zones. America has not signed the Bangkok Treaty due to two primary objections, both rooted in concerns over limiting U.S. military operations and…
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