Daily Mail: Chinese Diplomat Calls for Reconsideration of Nuclear Weapons Policy

According to the newspaper, the diplomat stressed that China "must be ready to use nuclear weapons."

Zukang noted that the current PRC policy, which has been in use since the 1960s, gives Beijing a "moral right."

However, according to the diplomat, it currently does not correspond to reality until China reaches an agreement with the United States that neither side will "use nuclear weapons first."

This statement, the newspaper reports, is associated with an increase in "the US presence in the region and the strategic partnership of AUKUS."

On September 16, Britain, the United States and Australia announced a new AUKUS security partnership centered on the Indo-Pacific.

Within the framework of the alliance, it is planned to create nuclear submarines for the Australian Navy.

According to the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, the creation of the AUKUS alliance undermines regional security and is an extremely irresponsible step.