It is neither fair nor reasonable to ask China to join nuclear disarmament at the current stage, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a routine press conference in Beijing in response to a Financial Times report that US President Donald Trump wants to maintain nuclear weapons restrictions and wants to include China in arms control talks.

Lin stressed that China's position on trilateral nuclear arms control talks among China, the US and Russia is clear and the nuclear forces of China and the US are not on the same level at all.

"Asking China to join nuclear disarmament negotiations is neither fair nor reasonable at this stage," the spokesperson said.