China is seriously concerned about the announcement that the US has approved a strategic nuclear plan focused on the rapid expansion of China's nuclear arsenal, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said , quoted by Reuters.
"The US is spreading the narrative of a nuclear threat from China as a justification for the strategic advantage it is seeking," said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning.
According to the "New York Times" In March, President Joe Biden approved a top-secret strategic nuclear plan that focused on China's rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal, but also sought to prepare the US for a coordinated nuclear threat from China, Russia and North Korea.
"China is seriously disturbed by this announcement, and the facts fully prove that in recent years the US has been constantly fueling the so-called nuclear threat theory from China," Mao said at a regular press conference.
The White House said yesterday that the plan in question was not in response to an individual country or threat.
The Pentagon's latest annual report states that China already has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, and by 2030 the number is likely to exceed 1,000.