Chinese academic warns of annihilation for any nation that dares nuke Beijing

Any country daring to wage nuclear war on China would face “annihilation” according to one Chinese academic who did not mince his words during a candid interview on the ABC.Victor Gao, the vice-president of Beijing-based think tank, the Center for China and Globalisation (CCG), also said the number of nuclear warheads in China’s possession is the “biggest strategic ambiguity in our times”.“No country should ever imagine imposing a nuclear war on China because while China will not tell you how many nuclear warheads China has, China will have enough nuclear warheads to annihilate a country which dares to impose a nuclear war on China,” he said on 7.30 on Wednesday evening.“This is the strategic certainty and assurance in our time.Therefore, get along with China in peace.

Don’t agitate for war with China and don’t pretend China is not a mighty, military power in the world for today,” Mr Gao said.Mr Gao dismissed claims that the firing of a nuclear missile from a Chinese sub earlier this week was a warning to Australia and its Pacific neighbors after they signed a defense treaty effectively blocking China from the region.Instead, he said the launch, which had only happened twice in more than forty years, was “very routine, very normal” and coincided with the anniversary of Japan’s invasion of China in 1937.‘Australia should be happy’According to the Pentagon, China’s estimated nuclear warhead count is in the low 600s as of 2024.It’s predicted that number will jump to more than 1000 by 2030.Mr Gao said China has already declared to the world its nuclear launch capabilities can touch “any corner, in any part of the world” within 20 minutes.“So, no country should be surprised if China does such testing in any corner of the world if China chooses so,’ he said.“And no country should be an obstacle to China’s testing like this.I hope every country in the world, including Australia, should be very happy to see that China’...