A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Tuesday claimed that China has no connection with the allegation that a Japanese company has illegally exported nuclear-related machinery to China.

Spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular news conference Tuesday afternoon that China's position on nuclear non-proliferation is very clear: China is in resolute opposition to any proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in any form.

As a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Liu said, China will firmly fulfill its responsibility and obligations.

According to Japanese media, Tokyo police on Monday raided Japan's Mitutoyo Corporation, a precision instruments maker.

The police alleged that the company was illegally exporting machinery that could be used in uranium enrichment, a key process in making a nuclear bomb.

"In fact, the Japanese police said the company exported such machines to Japanese companies in China. We have collected some information and we believe this issue has no connection with China judging from the current situation," the spokesman said.

Source: Xinhua