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Calling on China to Join Nuclear Arms Reduction Talks Unreasonable - Chinese Embassy in US

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Calling on China to join nuclear disarmament talks with the United States and Russia is unreasonable, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, told RIA Novosti.

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China's nuclear capability is in no way on the same level as that of the United States, China maintains its nuclear arsenal at the minimum level necessary to unsure national security, the official said, adding that China never participated in any armed race. The diplomat added that China adheres to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons and a nuclear strategy oriented towards self-defense. Liu also said the US must conscientiously fulfill its leading role in nuclear arms control and reduce its arsenal.

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Calling on China to Join Nuclear Arms Reduction Talks Unreasonable - Chinese Embassy in US

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© AP Photo / Mark SchiefelbeinFILE - In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Trucks carrying weapons including a nuclear-armed missile designed to evade U.S. defenses rumbled through Beijing as the Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Trucks carrying weapons including a nuclear-armed missile designed to evade U.S. defenses rumbled through Beijing as the Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.01.2026

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Calling on China to join nuclear disarmament talks with the United States and Russia is unreasonable, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, told Sputnik.

China's nuclear capability is in no way on the same level as that of the United States, China maintains its nuclear arsenal at the minimum level necessary to unsure national security, the official said, adding that China never participated in any armed race.

The diplomat added that China adheres to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons and a nuclear strategy oriented towards self-defense.

Liu also said the US must conscientiously fulfill its leading role in nuclear arms control and reduce its arsenal.