Posted: 17.01.2025 13:00:00

China called creation of nuclear weapons in the country ‘historic choice’

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said that the creation of nuclear weapons should be considered China's historic choice in response to the nuclear threat, against which the country would never launch a pre-emptive strike, TASS reports

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Guo Jiakun noted that the development of nuclear weapons technology is a historic choice that China was forced to make in a special period of history in order to ‘respond to the nuclear threat, break the nuclear monopoly and prevent a nuclear war’.

The Chinese diplomat added that Beijing pursues a responsible policy of a major power and follows a peaceful path of development, striving for friendship and co-operation with all countries. According to Guo Jiakun, China has consistently maintained nuclear forces at the lowest level necessary to ensure national security, and has refrained from participating in an arms race with any state.