It is unjustifiable for the United States to accuse China of inadequacy in its battle against piracy.

China stands for the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons.

[Although admitting the timing --on the heels of the Hiroshima anniversary -- was bad, Beijing diplomats defended their position.] China has all along exercised utmost restraint on nuclear testing, ... The tests it has conducted are extremely limited in number.

China is constantly reinventing itself and so is the United States.

What are the implications of a China that may be on nuclear parity with the United States?

The United States is the result of an enlightened philosophy; China is the outcome of traditions and history.