BEIJING: China is committed to no-first-use of nuclear weapons policy and its support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ( CTBT ), a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday.

"China maintains a very small nuclear arsenal, and follows the policy of self-defence and minimum deterrence... China is committed to the principle of no first use of nuclear weapon," Fu Ying , a veteran diplomat and chairperson of the foreign affairs committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said at the Munich security conference . She also called for upgrading the global security governance.

