Fu Cong, director of the arms control department of China’s Foreign Ministry, said Beijing will not be the first to use nuclear weapons, whatever the circumstances. He announced this during a speech at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York at a conference of countries participating in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). TASS.
“China is committed to the path of peaceful development and a strategy of nuclear self-defense, and promises that under no circumstances will it be the first to use nuclear weapons,” he said.
Former Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang declarationHe said China’s response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan would be “strong and strong”. Qin Gang stressed that all necessary measures will be taken to preserve sovereignty and territorial integrity in his country.
Beijing considers the island its territory. PLA military exercises have been announced in the region, and the US Navy is pulling aircraft carriers to Taiwan. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strong protest after Pelosi’s landing in Taipei, and the speaker herself said her visit was proof of US support for Taiwanese democracy.