DW: US seeks three-way arms control pact with Russia and China
Washington is pushing for talks with the Kremlin and Beijing on forming a pact. President Trump has already intimated he wants China to join the US and Russia in a fresh deal when the pair's current arrangement expires.
Missile launch in San Nicolas, United States (picture-alliance/dpa/Scott Howe/The Defense Department of the US)
The White House is trying to broker a three-way arms control pact with Russia and China, a senior administration official said Friday.
A proposed meeting between the three nations is expected to also include the leaders of Britain and France, the remaining countries that make up the so-called P5, the UN Security Council's five permanent members.
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WNU Editor: It's not going to happen. China has made it very clear that they are not interested ....
China Is Not Interested In Doing Any Nuclear Missile Deal (February 17, 2019).
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