The Chinese leadership believes that United States assertions regarding North Korean missiles are a pretext to install missile defense systems capable of neutralizing Chinese and Russian nuclear deterrents.

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• Person: Not available Organization: SWP
  Strategic Rivalry between United States and China

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• Strategic Rivalry between United States and China www.swp-berlin.org SWP via serper

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• North Korea location
• Russia location
• U.S. location
• China location
• nuclear deterrence concept