<page_title> List of states with nuclear weapons </page_title> <section_title> Statistics and force configuration </section_title> <table> <cell> China <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> <cell> 16 October 1964 ("596") <col_header> Date of first test </col_header> </cell> <cell> Lop Nur, Xinjiang <col_header> Test site of first test </col_header> </cell> </table>
China tested its first nuclear weapon device ("596") in 1964 at the Lop Nur test site.