Threats To Nuke The US, "Personal Views".......

China's Foreign Ministry has come out and said that, Zhu Chenghu's statements made last week threatening the US with a nuclear retaliatory strike if military actions are taken to protect Taiwan, were his personal views. In a lucid state, the Foreign Ministry spokesman also said.....

China appreciates US government's repeated commitments to the one-China policy, adherence to the three Sino-US joint communiques and opposition to the "Taiwan Independence".

"We hope the Untied States will fulfill its commitments with concrete actions and join efforts with China to maintain the peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits," the spokesman said.

But my question is how personal are these views? This fellow is a top commander in the Chinese military and is this idea of a retaliatory nuclear strike just the rantings of a single madman or is it something more widespread among the top brass there?