China sparks mass panic: US warns Beijing 'appears to be deviating' from nuclear strategy.
US spokesman Ned Price said the Peoples' Republic of China appeared to be deviating from decades of policy based around "minimal deterrence". He also described China's nuclear build-up as "concerning".
Mr Price called on Beijing to engage with the United States to reduce "the risks of destabilizing arms races".
He was responding to a question about a report in the Washington Post that said China had begun constructing more than 100 new missile silos in a desert area in the western part of the country.
The spokesman further encouraged China to engage with the US to minimise the risk of a destabilising arms race.
In an hour-long address from Tiananmen Square, Xi pledged to build up China's military, committed to the "reunification" of Taiwan and said social stability would be ensured in Hong Kong while protecting China's security and sovereignty.
He said: "The people of China are not only good at destroying the old world, they have also created a new world. Only socialism can save China.
"Anyone who dares try to do that will have their heads bashed bloody against the Great Wall of steel forged by over 1.4 billion Chinese people."
Xi and the party are riding high as China recovers briskly from the COVID-19 outbreak and takes a more assertive stance on the global stage.
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