Deutsche Welle Chinese Edition recently reported that U.S. President Trump once again proposed that China join the U.S.-Russia denuclearization negotiations, but was clearly rejected by Beijing.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a regular press conference that it is “neither reasonable nor realistic” to ask China to join the trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations between China, the United States and Russia. He also said that “the nuclear forces of China and the United States are not at the same level at all, and the nuclear policies and strategic security environments of the two countries are completely different.” He stressed that China pursues a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons and adheres to a nuclear strategy of self-defense, and countries with the largest nuclear arsenals should earnestly fulfill their special and primary responsibility for nuclear disarmament.
In February this year, Trump proposed seeking negotiations with China and Russia on limiting their respective nuclear arsenals and proposed that the three countries agree to halve their military spending. During his first term, Trump failed to persuade China to participate in nuclear arms control negotiations. At the time, Russia and the United States were negotiating an extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
China currently possesses at least 600 nuclear warheads, and its nuclear arsenal is growing at the fastest pace in the world.
Source: DW Chinese, August 27, 2025
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