China rejects US call for nuclear disarmament negotiations

China presently does not request to enactment successful the atomic disarmament negotiations initiated by Washington, the Foreign Ministry stated connected Friday.

Beijing responded to the remark by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that immoderate statement connected limiting atomic weapons indispensable impact the U.S., Russia, and China.

The Asian federation argued it is “neither tenable nor realistic” to inquire it to articulation the disarmament talks, arsenic China’s atomic spot “is by nary means” astatine the aforesaid level arsenic that of the 2 apical atomic powers.

“Sitting connected an tremendous atomic arsenal, the U.S. should fulfill its peculiar and superior work for atomic disarmament,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said astatine a briefing.

Beijing besides reacted to the reported plans by the Pentagon to walk an further $12 cardinal connected surveillance of Chinese subject maneuvers, submarines, and satellites, to antagonistic China’s buildup successful Asia.

Ning noted that the determination is not conducive to determination bid and stability, saying the U.S. uses the “so-called China threat” arsenic a pretext to fortify subject deployment successful the Asia Pacific.

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