It is unfair, unreasonable and unfeasible to demand China to join nuclear disarmament negotiations with Russia and the United States at the current stage, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
She made the statement in response to a media query on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Thursday remarks on this issue.
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Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
"China has made its position clear on this matter on multiple occasions. As a country with a massive nuclear arsenal, the United States bears a special and primary responsibility to earnestly advance nuclear disarmament, which represents the broad consensus of the international community. China's nuclear forces are not in the same league as those of the U.S. and Russia. At the current stage, it is unfair, unreasonable, and unfeasible to demand China participate in so-called trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations among China, the U.S., and Russia," she said.
Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
Unfair for China to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks: spokeswoman
China hopes more countries and people will benefit from the opportunities its scientific and technological innovation achievements create, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
She made the remarks in response to a media query about China's efforts to protect intellectual property (IP) and promote scientific and technological innovation.
"Speaking of scientific and technological innovation, during the Spring Festival, I was most impressed by the robots’ performance at the Spring Festival Gala and videos generated by Seedance 2.0 for new year greetings. Innovation is transforming our everyday life, making it easier and creating joyful surprises," said Mao.
"Scientific and technological innovation provides a strong driving force for China’s high-quality development and is an important pillar of Chinese modernization. The recommendations for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan vowed to raise China’s innovation capacity across the board and set substantial improvements in scientific and technological self-reliance and strength as one of the major objectives for economic and social development. China believes that scientific and technological innovation must always be for the people, for good and for all and it should be about narrowing the technology gap. China will stay committed to openness and promoting international exchange and cooperation. We hope that more countries and people will benefit from the opportunities created by China’s innovation," she said.
China has become the first country to amass over five million valid domestic invention patents, and its international patent applications submitted via the Patent Cooperation Treaty have led globally for six consecutive years, according to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the country's top IP regulator.
Spokeswoman on China's sci-tech innovation achievements
