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Ready for the shock of your life? Chinese generals can be loose cannons.

The United States on Friday shrugged off as "irresponsible" a reported threat by a Chinese general to use nuclear weapons if attacked by the United States in a conflict over Taiwan.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack called the remarks attributed to General Zhu Chenghu "unfortunate" and said he hoped they did not reflect the views of the Chinese government.

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