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The United States and China are discussing reciprocal visits to each other’s nuclear sites as a means of building trust amid concerns over an arms race. Talks have focused on visits to US Department of Energy national labs and Chinese equivalent facilities, with the possibility of including nuclear testing sites. These discussions aim to address growing tensions, particularly regarding China's expanding nuclear weapons program and the expiration of the last remaining US-Russia arms control agreement in 2025. The idea originated from Beijing as a confidence-building measure during working-level meetings between American and Chinese officials on the sidelines of UN Security Council gatherings.

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The United States is discussing with China plans for reciprocal visits to each country's nuclear sites to build trust amid growing concerns over a potential arms race. According to a Tuesday report by CNN, these discussions would involve visits to the US Department of Energy National Labs and Chinese equivalent facilities. Additionally, the US expressed openness to discussing visits to nuclear testing sites. The primary concern driving this initiative is China’s rapidly expanding nuclear weapons program, which has strained relations between the two countries. Efforts to establish a trilateral agreement with Russia also began under President Donald Trump but largely failed as both China and Russia largely ignored US outreach. Currently, Beijing maintains that its nuclear arsenal is significantly smaller than those of the United States and Russia, making it less inclined to engage in such negotiations.

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The United States has discussed starting reciprocal visits to nuclear sites with China, amid efforts to build mutual trust and prevent an arms race between the rivals. asserted

States → discuss → rivals

According to a Tuesday report by CNN, the US plans to continue pushing for that possibility during in-person meetings in the coming months. uncertain

US → accord → months

The talks reportedly proposed visits to the US department of energy national labs and to China’s equivalent facilities. uncertain

talks → propose → facilities

Additionally, the US would be open to discussing visits to nuclear testing sites, a source told CNN. asserted

source → discuss → CNN

The US is reportedly concerned about China’s rapidly growing nuclear weapons program. uncertain

US → grow → program

Furthermore, the USA's last remaining arms control agreement with Russia expired in 2025. asserted

agreement → remain → 2025

China → establish → outreach

Beijing has maintained that its nuclear arsenal is much smaller than those of Russia and the US, and argues that this makes its involvement in such negotiations unnecessary. asserted

involvement → maintain → negotiations

However, according to CNN, the current idea of reciprocal visits was initially raised by Beijing as an indication of openness to confidence-building measures. uncertain

idea → accord → measures

The discussions have been at the working level between American and Chinese officials, on the sidelines of gatherings by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. asserted

discussions → work → Council

Former acting assistant secretary of state Paul Dean, who oversaw US arms control efforts, told CNN that the administration should enter any nuclear talks with China with its "eyes wide open." asserted

administration → act → eyes

He added, however, that reciprocal visits would be "an extremely valuable confidence-building measure" and could build the informational and diplomatic groundwork for further efforts to reduce nuclear risk between the two nations. uncertain

visits → add → nations

"This is a very dangerous time, and there are very few guardrails in place on the US-China nuclear relationship," said Dean, who is now a vice president at the nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative. asserted

who → be → Initiative

A further Trump-Xi meeting this year is widely seen as likely, possibly at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China in November or at the Group of 20 meetings in the US in December. According to the official quoted by CNN, lower-level talks on possible nuclear site visits are expected to take place before the two leaders meet again. uncertain

leaders → see → place

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