China must be prepared to use nuclear weapons and will abandon its ‘no-first-use’ coverage to push again in opposition to new alliances forming within the Pacific, a senior diplomat has stated. Sha Zukang, the nation’s former ambassador to the UN, advised a summit of Chinese nuclear coverage specialists that it’s time to ‘re- look at and fine-tune’ a long-standing dedication to solely use nukes in retaliation because the US ‘builds new navy alliances and because it will increase its navy presence in our neighbourhood.’…