中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆8月12日就多项外交议题表态，针对美国等国在日内瓦裁军谈判会议上指责中方导弹试射的共同发言，中方敦促停止滥用多边军控机制，主张以真诚对话取代无理对抗[1]。美国等国在8月11日的会议上发表共同发言，指责中方7月试射潜射洲际弹道导弹违反提前通报标准[2]。中国裁军事务大使李驰江严正驳斥，强调中方提前通报导弹发射是善意举措，不应被地缘政治算计所绑架[2]。
中方表示，美国等国引用《防止弹道导弹扩散海牙行为准则》来指责中方"完全是出于政治目的，充分暴露其虚伪面目和双重标准做法"[1]。作为该准则的非成员国，中方不受其约束[2]。李驰江指出，中国至今仅进行过三次洲际导弹试射，在五核国中试射次数最少[2]，而美国是全世界洲际导弹试射次数最多、最频繁的国家[2]。中方强调奉行自卫防御核战略，始终将核力量维持在国家安全需要最低水平[2]。
在地区安全问题上，中方澄清与柬埔寨、泰国开展的军备合作"不针对第三方，更与柬泰边境冲突无关"[1]。关于中印边境局势，中方表示总体稳定，中印边境事务磋商和协调工作机制第36次会议已召开，双方同意保持外交军事渠道沟通[1]。
China's Foreign Ministry and disarmament officials have pushed back firmly against criticism from the United States and other countries regarding a recent missile test, calling for an end to the politicization of arms control frameworks.[1][2] The dispute centers on China's July test of a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile, which drew a joint statement of concern at the Geneva Disarmament Conference on August 11.[2]
China's Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Li Chijiang rejected accusations that the test violated notification standards, emphasizing that China is not a signatory to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation and therefore is not bound by its requirements.[2] Li stated that China has conducted only three intercontinental missile tests to date—the fewest among the five nuclear powers—and accused the United States of conducting far more frequent tests than any other nation.[2] Beijing characterized the U.S. criticism as "completely politically motivated" and as revealing "hypocrisy and double standards," urging all parties to "replace baseless confrontation with genuine dialogue" rather than abusing multilateral arms control mechanisms.[1][2]
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun separately addressed related regional security matters on August 12, stating that China's military cooperation arrangements with Cambodia and Thailand "do not target any third party and are unrelated to the Cambodia-Thailand border disputes."[1] On the China-India border situation, Guo reported that the overall situation remains stable and that the 36th meeting of the China-India Border Affairs Consultation and Coordination Working Mechanism has been held, with both sides agreeing to maintain diplomatic and military channel communications.[1]