China opposes proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery

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China opposes proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery

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China resolutely opposed the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their meansof delivery and does not support, encourage or assist any country to develop WMD and their means of delivery, a white paper on China's non-proliferation policy and measures reiterated, which was issued Wednesday by the Information Office of the State Council.

The white paper said China has always taken a responsible attitude toward international affairs, stood for the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of all kinds of WMD, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

China holds that the fundamental purpose of non-proliferation is to safeguard and promote international and regional peace and security, and all measures to this end should be conductive to attaining this goal.

The white paper stressed that China stands for the attainment of the non-proliferation goal through peaceful means. On the one hand, the international non-proliferation mechanism must be continually improved and export controls of individual countries must be updated and strengthened, and, on the other hand, proliferation issues must be settled through dialogue and international cooperation.

China maintains that a universal participation of the international community is essential for progress in non-proliferation. To have the understanding and support of the overwhelming majority of the international community, it is highlyimportant to ensure a fair, rational and non-discriminatory non-proliferation regime.

In addition, China believes that given the dual-use nature of many of the materials, equipment and technologies involved in the nuclear, biological, chemical and aerospace fields, it is important that all countries, in the course of implementing their non-proliferation policies, strike a proper balance between non-proliferation and international cooperation for peaceful use of the relevant high technologies.

China maintains that, while it is necessary to guarantee the rights of all countries, especially the developing nations, to utilize and share dual-use scientific and technological achievements and products for peaceful purposes subject to full compliance with the non-proliferation goal, it is also necessary to prevent any country from engaging in proliferation under the pretext of peaceful utilization.

According to the white paper, over the years, China has step bystep formulated a whole set of non-proliferation policies and put in place a fairly complete legal framework on non-proliferation and export control.

It has taken positive and constructive measures to accelerate the international non-proliferation process with concrete actions,thus making a significant contribution to safeguarding and promoting international and regional peace and security.

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