Beijing seeks to broaden discussions on strategic stability
China has dismissed US claims that it is expanding its nuclear capabilities, saying Beijing maintains its resources at the minimum level required for national defence. Picture: BLOOMBERG
Fu Cong, director-general of the Chinese foreign ministry’s arms control department, told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday that the so-called P5 nations — China, France, Russia, the US and UK — should talk “more directly” about global security. The briefing took place after the five nations — all permanent members of the UN security council — issued a joint statement on Monday pledging to dial back the risk of a nuclear conflict.
China’s foreign ministry in 2021 accused the Australia-UK-US nuclear submarine deal, Aukus, of demonstrating a “cold-war mentality”, while the US and Chinese militaries have frequently squared off in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. The US’s top uniformed military officer in October called China’s suspected test of a hypersonic weapons system a “very concerning” development.
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