How China plays into Trumps decision to pull out of INF treaty

-Source-The Washington Post- When President Trump announced Saturday that the United States would be pulling out of a landmark nuclear-arms agreement with Russia he blamed Moscow for the decision. Russia has violated the agreement. Theyve been violating it for many years" Trump told reporters in Nevada referring to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. I dont know why President Obama didnt negotiate or pull out." But Trump also hinted that another country played a role one that it isnt even party to the treaty: China. Unless Russia comes to us and China comes to us and they all come to us and say Lets really get smart and lets none of us develop those weapons" Trump said. But if Russias doing it and if Chinas doing it and were adhering to the agreement thats unacceptable." Why does China play into Trumps decision-making on the treaty? And what effect does he think pulling out of the agreement might have on relations with Beijing? Heres a guide. We need to plan coordinate and collaborate so that tomorrows new technologies dont happen to cities but rather for them. What is the INF Treaty? The treaty bars the United States and Russia along with a number of post-Soviet states from possessing producing or test-flying ground-launched nuclear cruise missiles with a ranges of 500 to 5500 kilometers (300 to 3400 miles). The agreement was signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and took effect the following year after it was ratified by the U.S. Senate. It came after years of negotiations sparked by the installation of weapons systems that put Western Europe within easy reach of a Soviet missile strike. In many ways the treaty was a real success. It was the first agreement to actually reduce nuclear missile stockpiles. By 1991 nearly 2700 U.S. and Soviet missiles were eliminated. The pact is currently the only Cold War arms-control agreement that remains in force.