
China maintains its previous position on non-participation in arms control negotiations due to the incomparability of nuclear potentials, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
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China has previously stated that its nuclear arsenal is incomparable with the Russian and American ones.
China has not changed its position on participation in arms control. This was stated by the press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports.
“We know very well the position of our Chinese friends. Until now, they have said that since their nuclear potential is not comparable to the nuclear potential of Russia and the United States, they do not consider it necessary or possible to participate in such negotiations,” he said.
According to him, at the moment Moscow is not aware of any changes in Beijing’s position on this issue.

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