Overview

• Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun called joining U.S.-Russia disarmament talks "unreasonable and unrealistic."
• President Donald Trump said he discussed arms control with Vladimir Putin and wants China included, adding Beijing is "way behind" but could "catch us in five years."
• China argued its nuclear forces and security environment are not comparable to the United States, urging the largest arsenals to shoulder primary disarmament responsibilities.
• Beijing reiterated a no-first-use policy, a self-defense strategy, maintenance of minimum nuclear forces, and refusal to enter an arms race.
• Malaysia said China would sign the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone treaty once documentation is ready, a move unrelated to the proposed trilateral talks.