China´s ForeignMin: US unilaterally pulling out of nuclear arms treaty is wrong

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Comments from China´s Foreign Ministry were out on the wires last minutes, citing that the US unilaterally pulling out of nuclear arms treaty is wrong.

The Ministry hopes that the US thinks twice on this issue.

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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