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Originally Posted by kams
Zeng,
There are many interpretations of China's No first use policy, specifically wrt India. General consensus has been its not applicable to India.
1. One view is that Chinas NFU does not apply on its own soil. China considers Taiwan and large part of Arunachal pradesh as its territory.
2. Another view is that NFU applies to NPT signatories, India is not a signatory.
Indian strategists and policy makers contend that Chinas NFU does not apply to India and India's minimum deterrence is decided accordingly.
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kams,
The argument is clear now. From China’s point of view, China‘s No first use policy applies to India and any nations. I am sure it applies to Taiwan, Arunachal Pradesh (Southern Tibet called in China) and non-NPT signatories.
But some Indians including Indian strategists and policy makers wanted to interpret it in a way that can justify Indian’s nuclear build up.