Beijing's comments come as cracks appear between the neighbors' messaging on the nuclear option.
Beijing said Wednesday that nuclear powers should 'jointly seek de-escalation' following Vladimir Putin's statement that Russia is prepared for a possible nuclear conflict.'From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready, are constantly in a state of combat readiness,' the Russian leader said in an interview Tuesday when asked by state media whether the country was ready for nuclear war.
Asked to respond to Putin's remarks during the Chinese foreign ministry's press conference on Wednesday, spokesperson Wang Wenbin stressed that a nuclear war 'cannot be won and must never be fought'—quoting a line from a rare joint-statement from the five leading nuclear powers in 2022.
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