Because the USSR withdrew support for reactor projects in China in 1959.
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Around 400 nuclear warheads. China has the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
Many countries have nuclear weapons today including the United States. China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan also have nuclear weapons.
China's first nuclear test was on October 16, 1964. The project began in June 1959 when thee USSR withdrew support for China's nuclear development.
The US no longer makes nuclear weapons, it only refurbishes existing ones that are wearing out.