I’m not sure how much moral credit you get for this. China’s nuclear arsenal is much smaller than America’s—they are much closer to parity on conventional weapons. Escalation to nuclear weapons is not advantageous for them.
I admit it’s possibly more about optics towards both domestic and foreign audiences than necessarily a principled moral position. No doubt there’s also the question of if they’d actually keep their word if faced with an existential situation.
I’m not sure how much moral credit you get for this. China’s nuclear arsenal is much smaller than America’s—they are much closer to parity on conventional weapons. Escalation to nuclear weapons is not advantageous for them.
I admit it’s possibly more about optics towards both domestic and foreign audiences than necessarily a principled moral position. No doubt there’s also the question of if they’d actually keep their word if faced with an existential situation.