China Warns Japan Against Acquiring Nuclear-Powered Submarines
China's Ministry of Defense spokesperson Chen Xi, at a regular press briefing in Beijing on October 10, 2026, warned that Japan's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines would undermine — the supplied text ends there. The same page carries separate items reporting the Nigerian Air Force's receipt of two Wing Loong II attack drones from China, and SIPRI's finding that China is among the world's top five arms exporting countries alongside the United States, Germany, France and Russia.
Why it matters: The warning places Japan's prospective nuclear submarine capability within the briefing's security theme, alongside the Chinese arms-export and defence-budget items carried on the same page.