The U.S. accuses China of massively expanding its nuclear arsenal. Washington has doubled down on claims that Beijing has conducted secret nuclear tests. Speaking at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, the US assistant secretary of state for arms control and nonproliferation Christopher Yeaw said, "Despite its claims to the contrary, China has deliberately and without constraint, massively expanded its nuclear arsenal without transparency or any indication of China's intent or end point." T

At a conference in Geneva last Friday, a senior U.S. official called on China to join multilateral nuclear arms control and strategic stability dialogue. Thomas DiNanno, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, also accused China of carrying out a series of secret nuclear tests in 2020. When asked about the remarks on Tuesday in Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry voiced strong opposition, saying the United States' persistent distortion and defamation of China

China has said that it is "unreasonable and unrealistic" to ask it to join nuclear disarmament negotiations with the United States and Russia. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, made the remarks after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had discussed nuclear arms control with Russian President Vladimir Putin and wanted China to be involved too. #China #Nuclear #Trump #Russia #US | CGTNEurope