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China hopes US will stick to moratorium on nuclear arms testing
US President Donald Trump orders nuclear testing to match other powers as China urges the US to maintain global strategic balance and stability. - REUTERS/Filepic
BEIJING: China hopes the United States will abide by its commitment to a moratorium on nuclear testing and obligations under a test ban treaty, the foreign ministry said on Thursday (October 30).
AI Brief
Responding to a query about U.S. President Donald Trump resuming nuclear weapons testing, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said China hoped the United States would uphold the global strategic balance and stability.
Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to meet Xi for a trade negotiating session in Busan, South Korea.
He said he was instructing the Pentagon to test the U.S. nuclear arsenal on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers.
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- Trump announced plans to resume US nuclear testing, aiming to match other nuclear powers, during a flight to meet Xi in South Korea.
- China responded by urging the US to uphold global strategic balance and avoid destabilising international security.
- The announcement came unexpectedly, raising concerns about the future of nuclear diplomacy and arms control.
Responding to a query about U.S. President Donald Trump resuming nuclear weapons testing, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said China hoped the United States would uphold the global strategic balance and stability.
Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to meet Xi for a trade negotiating session in Busan, South Korea.
He said he was instructing the Pentagon to test the U.S. nuclear arsenal on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers.