China Rejects Trump’s Denuclearization Talks, Says Nuclear Force Not Comparable to US, Russia

Beijing's refusal rests on a framing that has been consistent for years: it will not negotiate from a position it regards as structurally unequal. That matters because it effectively rules out a trilateral format in the near term, leaving the US–Russia track as the only live venue. The practical question is whether Washington treats China's position as a negotiating baseline or as an obstacle to work around, and whether Moscow's posture in the bilateral process shifts as a result.