China blasts US report, reiterates 'no 1st use' nuke policy

China strictly adheres to its policy of no first use of nuclear weapons "at any time and under any circumstances," its Defence Ministry said Tuesday in a scathing response to a US report alleging a major buildup in Beijing's nuclear capabilities. The Pentagon last week released an annual China security report that warned Beijing would likely have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and that it has provided no clarity on how it plans to use them. That report "distorts China's national defence policy and military strategy, makes groundless speculation about China's military development and grossly interferes in China's internal affairs on the issue of Taiwan," ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei said in a statement.
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