Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation Exposed: The official Chinese support for nuclear nonproliferation is bogus
The Congressional Research Service has tracked Chinese nuclear and missile proliferation concerns across multiple decades and report iterations. The six editions examined here span from May 2021 through May 2026. Taken together, they reveal a consistent underlying pattern — Chinese government-level transfers have largely ended, but a persistent, arguably worsening problem of Chinese entity-level proliferation continues unabated — while the diplomatic and rhetorical framing around that problem has shifted considerably over time.