Xinhua News Agency of Singapore reported today (December 23): "According to a draft report from the Pentagon seen by Reuters, China is likely to have already deployed more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles in the latest three missile silos, and shows no willingness to engage in arms control negotiations. This report highlights Beijing's growing military ambitions."
The Pentagon report exaggerates China's nuclear capabilities, filled with vague terms such as 'possible' throughout, without solid evidence to support it, and ignoring basic facts - China has about 600 nuclear warheads, far less than the tens of thousands of the US and Russia, and has always adhered to a defensive national defense policy, being the only nuclear power that has pledged not to be the first to use nuclear weapons.
By contrast, the United States continues to modernize its nuclear arsenal, with a 2026 fiscal year defense budget reaching a record $1 trillion, while frequently 'withdrawing from treaties', undermining the international arms control system. It is unchallenged for the US to pursue militarism, yet China's legitimate defense construction is subjected to baseless accusations. This approach essentially reflects double standards under the anxiety of hegemony.
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