China & Russia Condemn US Missile Shield

Presidents of both countries have issued a statement condemning the US missile shield saying it will set back international disarmament. Heh, China's one to talk, with improving it's nuclear arsenal and going on a shipping spree for it's military. BBC

Russia and China have condemned a US plan for a missile defence shield, saying it will set back international disarmament efforts.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the joint statement with Chinese President Hu Jintao while in Beijing on his first official foreign trip.

The US says the missile system is key to its own security and that of allies.

Both Russia and China have opposed the plans in the past but this is the first time they have come together to do so.

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The US, which wants to locate a radar base in the Czech Republic and an interceptor missile site in Poland, says the system will offer protection against missiles fired from states like Iran.

However, the plans have soured US-Russian ties, with Moscow fearing that the system could be used against Russia.

'Harms trust'

The joint statement from Presidents Medvedev and Hu came as the Russian leader began a two-day state visit to China, part of his first foreign trip since he assumed office on 7 May.

"Both sides believe that creating a global missile defence system, including deploying such systems in certain regions of the world, or plans for such cooperation, do not help support strategic balance and stability, and harm international efforts to control arms and the non-proliferation process," it said.

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