mo4ch:>China vows retaliation if US deploys mid-range missiles in Asia after ripping up INF treaty | Mo4ch News

Beijing will move to counter Washington’s potential deployment of intermediate ground-launched missiles in Asia, foreign ministry officials have stated, joining Russia in criticizing the US for triggering a new arms race.China would take unspecified “countermeasures” if the US followed through on its promise to deploy ground-launched intermediate-range missiles in Asia in the near future, Fu Cong, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s arms control department, told press in Beijing on Tuesday.The US’ plans “will severely undermine global strategic balance and stability” as well as “threaten peace and security” in the Asia-Pacific region, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said earlier, urging Washington to “exercise restraint and stop taking actions that undermine the security interests of other countries.”Also on rt.com‘Sooner rather than later’: US seeks to deploy mid-range missiles to Asia as it ditches INF TreatyNo sooner had the US formalized its withdrawal from the I…