China: Washington should reduce the role of nuclear weapons in national and collective security policy

The United States should reduce the role of nuclear weapons in national and collective security policy. This was announced by Mao Ning, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in a press conference.

Mao Ning said: “The United States and Japan should adjust their attitude, stop sabotaging the international nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation system, and effectively reduce the role of nuclear weapons in national and collective security policy.” »

He noted that the United States has a huge nuclear arsenal, is investing heavily in modernizing its nuclear forces and is “strengthening the NATO nuclear alliance.”

Mao Ning said: Japan, which has been the victim of a nuclear explosion, not only does not want the United States to disarm nuclear weapons, but also relies on its nuclear umbrella.

In the joint statement of US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which was published after their talks in Washington, the United States confirms its intention to guarantee Japan’s defense, including the use of nuclear weapons. At the same time, the statement emphasizes that, from Washington’s point of view, Article 5 also applies to the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands. These islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by Beijing and Tokyo, have been under the administration of Japan since 1972.

In the same part of the document, the parties declare their willingness to firmly oppose “any attempt by the People’s Republic of China to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coercion in the East China Sea,” including the Senkaku Islands.

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