Getting Past No: Developing a Nuclear Arms Control Relationship with China

How can the United States get past Chinese “no” to engaging on nuclear arms control? What and should do in immediate short term lay groundwork for control negotiations with China begin? This paper reviews origins evolution of US-China relations history China’s perceptions of, approach to, control, restraint regimes more generally. On that basis, it reflects several first steps take now try develop an relationship China. The argues developing such a will time but taking these, or some is important.