Afghanistan, May 29 -- International security experts have warned that any military conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan could escalate into a nuclear confrontation, amid growing arms competition across the Asia-Pacific region.
According to a report by International Institute for Strategic Studies cited by Reuters, the world is entering a new era of nuclear arms rivalry, with Asia becoming the central arena of strategic competition between major powers.
The 156-page assessment by the London-based think tank said countries in the region were rapidly expanding nuclear arsenals and developing long-range conventional strike capabilities, trends that could undermine strategic stability and increase the risk of wider conflic...