“The G7 countries criticize the strategic security and arms control policies of other states, but they themselves continue to undermine the international system of nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. <…> The United States and Britain are transferring submarine nuclear reactors and weapons-grade uranium to Australia, creating a serious risk of nuclear weapons proliferation and violating the goals of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. proliferation,” the Chinese diplomat said during a regular press briefing.
Wang Wenbin noted that China has always adhered to the “nuclear self-defense strategy and the policy of no first use of nuclear weapons.” According to the diplomat, Beijing maintains its nuclear potential at a minimum level sufficient to ensure the security of the Celestial Empire.
Earlier on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said G7 member states remained “committed to maintaining and strengthening disarmament and non-proliferation efforts to build a more stable and secure world.” He also spoke of the enormous suffering and destruction that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought to Japan, but at the same time he did not apologize for the criminal actions of the United States, let alone say a a word about his country’s guilt.
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