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China urges US to fulfill nuclear disarmament responsibility after Pentagon report

By Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2025 | 1:20 AM

BEIJING, Dec 23 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday urged the ‍United States to fulfill its nuclear disarmament responsibilities after a draft Pentagon ‌report said ‌China is likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles ​and has no desire ‍for arms ​control talks.

The U.S. ​should create conditions ‍for other nuclear weapon states to disarm, Lin Jian, a Chinese foreign ‍ministry spokesperson, said during a regular press ‍conference.

China ‍does not engage ​in nuclear ​arms ⁠races with any ‌country, Lin added.

(Reporting by Joe Cash; Writing by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Himani ⁠Sarkar)