A senior US administration official earlier said that Washington would continue to rely on nuclear deterrence to counter potential threats from China and Russia
The United States is guided by double standards as far as strategic weapons go, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a briefing on Thursday, commenting on reports that Washington’s new missile defense strategy saw nuclear deterrence as the best way to deter Russia and China.
“We have many times heard the United States demand other countries limit their weapons research. At the same time, the US says that it will continue to develop weapons of mass destruction. It is double standards,” Hua Chunying pointed out.