China is deeply concerned by the Sunday attack on a nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and opposes armed attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. A drone strike on the Barakah nuclear plant in the UAE caused a fire near it. Radiation levels at the plant remain normal and no injuries have been reported, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on social platform X, citing information from the UAE. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that China has always believed that the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of all Gulf states in the Middle East should be genuinely respected, and that civilians and non-military targets should be protected. "The most urgent task is to immediately implement a comprehensive ceasefire to prevent the conflict from spreading further," the spokesperson said.