US nuclear report takes Cold War stance

Beijing dismissed on Monday the US Nuclear Posture Review, which it said ran counter to peace and development and was an attempt by the United State to use China as an excuse to develop its nuclear arsenal.

The US report issued on Friday "inherited the tradition" of the country's National Security Strategy issued in December and its National Defense Strategy issued in January by clinging to a Cold War mentality and a zero-sum game approach, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.

The report claimed that "China's military modernization and pursuit of regional dominance have emerged as a major challenge to US interests in Asia", and that "the United States is prepared to respond decisively to Chinese non-nuclear or nuclear aggression".