ChinafirmlyagainstU.S.,Japan'sfalsenarrativeonChina'snuclearpolicy_GuangmingOnlineBEIJING,April11(Xinhua)--Theso-calledconcernexpressedbytheUnitedStatesandJapanoverChina'snuclearpolicyisadeliberatefalsenarrative,andChinaisfirmlyagainstitandwillnotacceptit,ChineseForeignMinistryspokespersonMaoNingsaidonThursday.MaomadetheremarksatadailypressbriefingwhenaskedtocommentonareportthatU.S.PresidentJoeBidenmetwithJapanesePrimeMinisterFumioKishidaonWednesdayandissuedajointstatementsayingthatChina'sacceleratingbuild-upofitsnucleararsenalwithouttransparencynormeaningfuldialogueposesaconcerntoglobalandregionalstability.MaostressedthatChinafollowsapolicyof"nofirstuse"ofnuclearweaponsandhascommittedtonotusingnuclearweaponsagainstnon-nuclearweaponstatesandnuclear-weapon-freezones.NotingChinaalwayskeepsitsnuclearcapabilitiesattheminimumlevelrequiredbynationalsecurity,MaosaidChinaneverengagesinanyformsofarmsrace."Foranycountry,aslongastheydonotusenuclearweaponsagainstChina,theywillnotfeelthreatenedbyChina'snuclearweapons,"Maosaid.MaosaidtheUnitedStatessitsonthelargestandmostadvancednucleararsenalintheworld."Evenso,itclingstoafirst-usenuclearpolicy,devisesnucleardeterrencestrategiesagainstothersandhasinvestedheavilytoupgradeitsnucleartriad,"sheadded.Ithaswithdrawnfromtreatiesandorganizationsconcerningarmscontrol,enhancedtheNATOnuclearallianceandexpandedcooperationwithalliesonadvancedmilitarytechnologies,thespokespersonsaid.Japan,asavictimofnuclearexplosions,insteadofaskingtheUnitedStatestoconductnucleardisarmament,choosestorelyontheU.S.nuclearumbrellatodevelopadvancedmissileattackanddefensecapabilitiesandworkwiththeUnitedStatesintheforwarddeploymentofitsstrategicforces,Maosaid.ShesaidsuchnegativemovesbytheUnitedStatesandJapanhaveunderminedstrategicbalanceandstabilityintheregionandthewiderworld,hinderedtheinternationalarmscontrolanddisarmamentprocessesanddisruptedregionalpeaceandtranquility."Theinternationalcommunityhasreasontobestronglyconcernedaboutthis,"Maosaid."AsaChinesesayinggoes,dotherightthingbeforetellingotherswhattodo,"Maosaid,addingtheUnitedStatesandJapanneedtoreflectontheirbehaviorandcommitthemselvestodoingtherightthing.Theyshouldstopunderminingtheinternationalnucleardisarmamentandnuclearnon-proliferationregime,reducetheroleofnuclearweaponsinnationalandcollectivesecuritypoliciesandactresponsiblyforthewelfareoftheworld,Maosaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.