# China's MFA calls US demand for Beijing to join nuclear talks unfair and unrealistic

https://mins.news/en/item/102796

- TASS, 2026-10-16 09:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2202901

> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the US demand for China to join nuclear disarmament talks was unfair, unfounded and unrealistic. She said Washington should fulfill its special priority commitments on disarmament, adding that China's nuclear capabilities are far smaller than those of the US and Russia.

## Stories

- [US-Russia Security and Diplomatic Engagement](https://mins.news/en/topic/us-russia-security-dialogue) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/us-russia-security-dialogue.md

## Related coverage

- [Trump says US is in ‘denuclearisation’ talks with Russia and China](https://mins.news/en/item/102996) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16
- [China urges Japan to drop nuclear weapons ambitions](https://mins.news/en/item/104008) — CGTN, 2026-10-16