Will China hold arms control talks with the United States? Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds

At the routine press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 24, a reporter asked whether the United States and Russia are conducting arms control negotiations in Geneva. There are reports that China will hold talks with the United States on Tuesday local time. Can the spokesperson confirm and provide details? In response, spokesperson Mao Ning stated that during this week’s high-level meeting of the Geneva disarmament negotiations, the Chinese delegation is willing to communicate with representatives from various countries, exchange views on the work of the Conference on Disarmament and the review conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Mao Ning said that as a country with a large nuclear arsenal, the United States should fulfill its special priority responsibility for nuclear disarmament, which is a consensus of the international community. We hope the U.S. will meet the expectations of the international community, resume strategic stability dialogue with Russia, and discuss the follow-up arrangements for the New START Treaty. (Huanqiu.com)