Proper solutions to proliferation issues related to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) should be sought out through dialogue instead of confrontation, and through cooperation instead of pressuring, says a white paper issued Thursday by the Information Office of the State Council.

All states should resort to political and diplomatic means to solve the proliferation problem and non-proliferation means should help maintain and promote international security, says the paper.

It says China firmly opposes proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery and believes that proliferation of WMD has complicated root causes.

In order to prevent their proliferation, an integrated approach must be adopted to address both the symptoms and the root causes, it says.

It suggests that all states should devote themselves to building a global security environment of cooperation and mutual trust, seeking universal improvement of international relations and achieving security for all. This is the best way to eliminate the danger of proliferation as well as the prerequisite for a smooth non-proliferation process.

Full scope should be given to the central role of the UN and other international organizations, it says, suggesting the existing non-proliferation mechanism should be strengthened and improved under the framework of international law and on the basis of equal and universal participation of all countries and democratic decision-making.

A balance should be struck between non-proliferation and peaceful uses, it says, adding that the legitimate rights of each state to peaceful uses should be guaranteed while proliferation activities under the pretext of peaceful uses be prevented.

Source: Xinhua