China Rejects US Claims of Secret Nuclear Tests as 'Outright Lies'

• China on Monday rejected US accusations of conducting secret nuclear explosive tests.
• China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the US claims "completely groundless and outright lies."
• The US, through Thomas DiNanno, accused China of tests, including one on June 22, 2020, and preparing for more.
• China accused Washington of using these claims as a pretext to restart its own nuclear trials.
• The US proposal for three-way talks with Russia and China on nuclear limits follows the expiration of the New START treaty.