Beijing has rejected demands to join nuclear disarmament negotiations between Moscow and Washington, labeling the proposal as groundless and impossible to implement.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports that Mao Ning, the spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed the issue during a press briefing. "The demand for China to participate in trilateral nuclear disarmament talks between China, Russia, and the United States is currently groundless, unfair, and cannot be fulfilled," she noted.
The statement comes in response to recent remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who asserted that China must be included in future arms control agreements. The US administration under US President Donald Trump has frequently emphasized the need for Beijing to be part of global strategic stability frameworks as China continues to modernize its military capabilities.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia, which regulates the arsenals of the world's two largest nuclear powers, is set to expire on February 5, 2026. Originally signed in 2010 and extended for five years in 2021, the treaty remains one of the few surviving pillars of international strategic stability. China has consistently maintained that its nuclear arsenal is significantly smaller than those of the US and Russia, arguing that the primary responsibility for disarmament lies with the two major powers.
