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Chinese Ambassador on China's Position on Disarmament

Chinese Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs, Hu Xiaodi, reiterated China's position on Disarmament on Thursday in Geneva at the plenary of the 2002 session of the conference on Disarmament.
The objectives of future arms control and disarmament should be the preservation of global stability and the consolidation, development and promotion of the existing arms control and disarmament legal regime, Hu sai.


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Position on Arms Control & Disarmament

  • Preservation of Global Stability


    • During to his address at the plenary of the 2002 session of the conference on Disarmament., Hu said that the objectives of future arms control and disarmament should be the preservation of global stability and the consolidation, development and promotion of the existing arms control and disarmament legal regime.

    The Chinese ambassador said that the whole international community should make efforts to prevent the introduction of weapons or weapon systems into outer space, and to complete the prohibition and total destruction of all nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.

  • Efforts of International Community Expected


    • He said thanks to the concerted efforts of the international community in the past decades, a relatively comprehensive legal regime for arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation has been put in place, covering nuclear, chemical, biological and some types of conventional weapons.

  • Unprecedented Challenges Presented


    • But he pointed out this legal regime is now confronted with unprecedented challenges, including in particular attempts to replace international cooperation with unilateral actions and the adoption of policies of expediency towards international legal instruments in the interests of one's own "absolute security".

  • Integrity & Credibility of Vital Importance


    • The Chinese ambassador urged that it is the common responsibility of the international community to preserve the integrity and credibility of international arms control and disarmament system, which is of vital importance to maintaining international peace and security.

    Countries should join hands in working to preserve and promote this system. Hu emphasized that in doing so, what is required is cooperation rather than confrontation, a uniform standard rather than double or even multiple standards, and consistent rather than fluid policies and positions.



    Chinese Representative Urges to Preserve Global Strategy Stability

    Hu Xiaodi, Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs of China, urged on April 30, 2001 in Geneva the preservation of global strategic stability and the upholding of the treaty regimes which have already come into force in the areas of arms control and disarmament.

    Hu urged that an international legal instrument should be concluded as soon as possible. China Calls for Specific Efforts to Promote Nuclear Disarmament

    China called for concrete efforts to promote nuclear disarmament and to strictly abide by the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty) on October 16 in order to build a nuclear-weapon-free world.

    Click Here for Arms Control and Disarmament from White Paper of China's National Defense in 2000





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