China urges U.S. to fulfill special, primary responsibilities in nuclear disarmament: spokesman

China urges the United States to fulfill its special and primary responsibilities in nuclear disarmament and make substantial cuts to its nuclear arsenal, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian on Wednesday.

Lin made the statement at a regular press conference in Beijing in response to a media query regarding comments from a U.S. military official that the U.S. intends to maintain a portion of its nuclear arsenal to deter potential future adversaries.

"The related statements made by the U.S. official reflect the country's outdated mentality of pursuing hegemony and seeking an absolute strategic advantage. The U.S. has in recent years kept upgrading its 'nuclear triad', strengthening the role of nuclear weapons in its national security policies, stepping up nuclear sharing and 'extended deterrence' arrangements with its allies, and advancing forward deployment of intermediate-range missiles and anti-ballistic missiles, which has seriously disrupted global strategic balance and stability, intensified military competition and confrontation, and raised nuclear risks," said Lin.

"The U.S. should fulfill its special and primary responsibilities in nuclear disarmament and further take substantial and substantive cuts to its nuclear arsenal, so as to create conditions for attaining the ultimate goal of complete and thorough nuclear disarmament, and make efforts to reduce strategic risks and promote regional peace and stability,"Lin said.

Horgos Port, a major border junction linking China to Central Asia, handled over 38 million tons of goods in the first ten months of this year, marking a 10 percent year-on-year increase, according to the latest customs data.

Located on the border of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the port has played a pivotal role in the growing development of trade routes between China and Europe.

Data showed that from January to October this year, the main imported goods through the Horgos Port included electromechanical products, agricultural products, food items, and metal ores and sands. Exports mainly included new energy vehicles, electromechanical products, high-tech goods, textiles, and related products.