The Chinese Ministry of National Defense criticized the United States on Friday for using nuclear weapons to maintain global hegemony, accusing the U.S. of posing the world’s biggest nuclear threat.
Spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang condemned recent U.S. and Japan military cooperation, which includes the reconstitution of U.S. Forces Japan, and rejected their claims about China’s expanding nuclear arsenal.
Zhang urged both nations to abandon their Cold War mentality and reduce the role of nuclear weapons, emphasizing China’s commitment to a self-defensive nuclear strategy and a no-first-use policy.