“I want to make it absolutely clear that China will not stand aside. We will be forced to take countermeasures if the United States places ground-based medium-range missiles in this part of the world, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
He noted that so far he could not provide details regarding the response steps of the PRC.
“I can only say that, as the American government likes to say, all possible options will be on the table,” he joked.
On August 2, the INF Treaty was officially discontinued at the initiative of the American side.
As Russian leader Vladimir Putin emphasized, Russia cannot ignore the state of affairs after the US withdraws from the agreement.
The head of state instructed departments to monitor Washington’s steps to develop the INF Treaty.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry also condemned the US withdrawal from the treaty.