China maintains a small but effective nuclear counterattacking force in order to deter possible nuclear attacks by other countries. Any such attack will inevitably result in a retaliatory nuclear counterstrike by China.

• 中国保持精干有效的核反击力量，是为了遏制他国对中国可能的核攻击，任何此种行为都将导致中国的报复性核反击。