China on Tuesday said the draft resolution circulated by Germany, Japan, Brazil and India on the UN Security Council expansion will be "detrimental" to the process of UN reform.

"To take such a move hastily will only intensify contradictions, " said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan, citing that great divergence remains among UN member countries.

Germany, Japan, Brazil and India, known as the G-4, on Monday circulated a draft resolution, proposing to give the four countries permanent seats in the Security Council along with two African countries.

"There is still a very large gap between the positions of many countries and the core content of the draft resolution," Kong told a regular news conference.

He said China hopes all relevant parties can start from the overall and long-term interests of the U.N. and its member countries, follow the stipulations and spirit of the U.N. Charter and carry out extensive and in-depth consultations, so as to push for a common consensus among all countries.

Kong also reiterated China's stance on the UN Security Council reform, saying that China supports the reform of the Security Council.

He called on the reform to be helpful in enhancing the authority and efficiency of the Security Council and to give priority to increasing the representation of developing countries.

He also said the reform should give more opportunities to middle and small-sized countries to participate in the decision- making of the UN Security Council and should adhere to the principle of keeping balance among regions and take into account the representation of different cultures and civilizations.

"Security Council reform is an issue concerning the future of the United Nations and the immediate interests of every country. Decisions should be made on the basis of extensive discussions and unanimous agreements," the spokesman said.

Germany, Japan, Brazil and India, which have campaigned jointly for permanent seats in the UN Security Council, circulated Monday a draft General Assembly resolution calling for an increase of six permanent seats in the council.

The draft stipulates that the six new permanent seats would be divided equally among the four regions -- Asia, Africa, Western Europe as well as Latin America and the Caribbean.

The draft also proposes adding four elected non-permanent seats to the council, with each from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe as well as Latin America and the Caribbean region.

The council, the only UN organ whose resolutions are legally binding for the 191 UN member states, is currently composed of five permanent members with veto power and 10 elected members with two-year terms.

The draft does not contain a date for a vote on it in the General Assembly, nor does it mention any candidate countries for the proposed new permanent seats.

Under the draft, countries aspiring to be a permanent member in the council should submit their candidatures to the president of the General Assembly after the adoption of the resolution, and then the assembly would select the six new permanent members through a secret ballot.

If the number of states having obtained the required majority fall short of the number of seats allocated for permanent membership, new rounds of balloting will be conducted for the remaining seats until six states obtain the required majority to occupy the six seats, the draft says.