China demanded practical action from the US in the field of nuclear disarmament
The spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry called the US request for Beijing to join the nuclear disarmament talks unfair and demanded Washington's practical action in the field of nuclear disarmament.
The spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry called the US request for Beijing to join the nuclear disarmament talks unfair and demanded Washington's practical action in the field of nuclear disarmament.
According to Ambassador Arjan's report, quoted by Tass, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said in a press conference: "China considers the US request from Beijing to join the nuclear disarmament talks to be unfair, baseless and unrealistic."
Mao expressed these words in response to the statements of US President Donald Trump. Trump said that Washington is negotiating with Moscow and Beijing to reduce nuclear arsenals.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China emphasized the special responsibility of the countries that have the world's largest nuclear arsenals in the field of disarmament, and asked the United States to fulfill its obligations in this field.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China emphasized that the countries that have the largest nuclear arsenals should accept their special and main responsibility in the field of disarmament and by significantly reducing their nuclear weapons, provide the ground for advancing the process of disarmament at the international level.
Beijing has also announced that the country's policy is based on not using nuclear weapons first and maintaining nuclear capabilities at the level required to defend national security, and China does not intend to enter into an arms race with other countries.
China had previously opposed the US request to join the trilateral nuclear arms control talks and argued that the level of its nuclear arsenal is not comparable to the nuclear capabilities of the US and Russia.
Beijing emphasizes that the United States and Russia, as the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals, must first pursue a significant and verifiable reduction of their weapons in order to provide the necessary conditions for the participation of other nuclear countries in the disarmament process.