Yeah but you only push out your deterrence strategy when it's needed. Otherwise you invite retards like Modi to start saying India needs 3000 nukes as well.They'll realise at some point that all their high tech is made in China. But demonstrating technological superiority is dangerous as it invites sanctions. Maybe China could promote its space program more, which is a fairly nonthreatening demonstration of technology. But remember, they also thought that Japan only makes cheap low quality stuff. They will learn
Nuclear weapons are for deterrence, not use. If the other side doesn't know you have thousands of bombs, you might as well not have them. If China already has more than a few hundred nukes, it should be made obvious to the Americans
It means that BS claims that China is choosing Saudi Arabia over Iran are BS
Same reason Israel doesn't announce how many nukes they have.


