Wsj: China accelerates its nuclear arsenal in an anti-US key

China is accelerating the expansion of its nuclear arsenal after revising its assessment of the threat posed by the United States. It was reported on Wall Street Journal citing some sources, according to which American caution in direct involvement in the war in Ukraine persuaded Beijing to place greater emphasis on the development of nuclear weapons as a deterrent. Chinese leaders, the newspaper said, see a strong nuclear arsenal as a deterrent for the United States from direct involvement in a potential conflict over Taiwan.