A US Senate hearing on nuclear capabilities issued a warning about China on Wednesday, hours before US President Donald Trump was due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.Senator Roger Wicker, the Mississippi Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in his opening statement that China has been engaged in an “unprecedented nuclear expansion” in recent years.China, Wicker said, had “rapidly constructed hundreds of new missile silos, expanded mobile missile and ballistic missile submarine forces and invested in long-range bombers”, and called this “a strategy designed to surpass the United States in the coming decade”.
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WED · 2026-05-13 · 21:14 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0513-76051
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US Senate warns of China’s nuclear capabilities hours before Xi-Trump summit
Hours before a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the US Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing warning about China's nuclear capabilities. Committee Chairman Senator Roger Wicker stated that China has been undergoing an "unprecedented nuclear expansion." He detailed this expansion as the rapid construction of hundreds of new missile silos, the growth of mobile missile and ballistic missile submarine forces, and investment in long-range bombers.
Yuanyue DangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-13 · 21:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hours before a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the US Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing warning about China's nuclear capabilities. Committee Chairman Senator Roger Wicker stated that China has been undergoing an "unprecedented nuclear expansion." He detailed this expansion as the rapid construction of hundreds of new missile silos, the growth of mobile missile and ballistic missile submarine forces, and investment in long-range bombers. Wicker characterized this as a strategy aimed at surpassing the United States in nuclear power within the next decade. The hearing highlighted concerns regarding China's military buildup ahead of the high-level meeting.
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China has been engaged in an 'unprecedented nuclear expansion' in recent years.
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A US Senate hearing on nuclear capabilities issued a warning about China.
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China has rapidly constructed hundreds of new missile silos, expanded mobile missile and ballistic missile submarine forces and invested in long-range bombers.
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China's nuclear expansion is a strategy designed to surpass the United States in the coming decade.
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