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China has no comment on a report about nuclear arsenals, foreign ministry says
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Posted on June 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
China's foreign ministry did not comment on a report about its nuclear arsenal growth, emphasizing a self-defence strategy and denying arms race involvement.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China had no comment on a think tank's report about nuclear weapons which said China had the fastest-growing nuclear arsenals, a spokesperson for the country's foreign ministry said on Monday.
China has always adhered to the strategy of self defence, maintained its nuclear force at the minimum level required for national security, and does not participate in an arms race, spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference.
(Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and Liz Lee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
The report indicated that China has the fastest-growing nuclear arsenals.
China has always adhered to a self-defense strategy, maintaining its nuclear force at the minimum level required for national security.
According to the spokesperson, China does not participate in an arms race.
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