BEIJING, Aug 27 – China has criticized the US and Russia for asking the country to join nuclear disarmament negotiations. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, stated that the nuclear forces of the two countries are not at the same level and that their strategic security environment and nuclear policies are different.

China pursues a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons and a nuclear strategy of self-defense, and Beijing will not engage in an arms race with any other country. Guo called for countries with the largest nuclear arsenals to fulfill their special priority responsibilities for nuclear disarmament.

Trump emphasized the importance of denuclearization with Russia and China, stating that the power is too great to let nuclear weapons proliferate. Malaysia’s foreign minister also stated that China would sign up to a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region as soon as all documentation is ready.

With information from Reuters