End of INF Treaty won't change trend of peace

Editor's Note: On March 4, Russia officially suspended the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed between Washington and Moscow in 1987 to eliminate the two sides' land-based ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and missile launchers in the short range (500-1,000 kilometers) and intermediate range (1,000-5,500 km), in response to the United States' announcement on Feb 2 that it would quit the treaty. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

INF Treaty is all but dead

Li Daguang, a researcher at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army