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China advocates a nuclear disarmament course in which ones own security and common security are indivisible and maintaining worldwide
strategic stability, a Chinese envoy stated on Monday.China promotes the inseparability of security rights and security obligation and
developing a reasonable and simply nuclear non-proliferation routine, promotes the inseparability of security and development and protecting
the right of all States Parties to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, Sun Xiaobo, director-general of the Department of Arms Control of
the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told the basic dispute of the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference
NPT refers to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.The NPT is the foundation of the global nuclear disarmament and
non-proliferation routine, said Sun, adding that its authority is undergoing hidden challenges.China supports providing complete play to the
function of the NPT in serving peace and development in the new period, upholds the authority, efficiency and universality of the NPT, he
said.Sun noted that the United States believes might makes right, pursues supremacy, wields the tariff and sanctions stick, applies maximum
pressure, presses bullying, severely undermining fundamental international standards and the worldwide system with the UN at its core and
the worldwide order based on worldwide law.Some countries stay with Cold-War mindset, form small groups and unique circles, seek absolute
military superiority, invest a big quantity of money in updating the nuclear triad, reinforce nuclear alliances, forward release a worldwide
rocket defense system and intermediate-range rockets near the borders of other nuclear-weapon states, he continued.The envoy stated that
these unfavorable patterns undermine mutual trust and cooperation amongst major countries, raise the dangers of nuclear arms races and
nuclear conflicts, weaken the global tactical security environment, and undermine worldwide strategic balance and stability.Warning against
the rising unilateralism, bullying and power politics, Sun promoted that the international community should join together and firmly
withstand against acts that run counter to the pattern of history, avoid humankind from returning to the jungle world where the strong
victimize the weak.Sun contacted the 2 countries with the biggest nuclear toolboxes to resume execution of the New START Treaty and further
substantially and considerably reduce their nuclear arsenals in a proven, irreparable and legally binding manner, so as to create the
conditions for other nuclear-weapon states to join the nuclear disarmament process
We prompt some particular nations to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in nationwide and cumulative security policies, eliminate nuclear
sharing and extended deterrence plans, withdraw nuclear weapons deployed abroad back to its own areas, stop the development and
implementation of the worldwide missile defense system and cease the forward implementation of the land-based intermediate-range rockets
near other countries, he said.Sun stated that China insists on the settlement of local nuclear problems through political and diplomatic
means and opposes wanton usage of force or abuse of unlawful unilateral sanctions, opposes weakening global laws and plans in the nuclear
non-proliferation domain, and opposes putting geopolitical interest above nuclear non-proliferation
China supports the Atoms for Global South Initiative and oppose any misuse of unilateral export limitations that impedes nuclear energy
international collaborative efforts, the envoy said, including that nuclear technology should act as wealth for shared and win-win
advantages rather than a tool to weave an iron drape
Decoupling will ultimately cause self-isolation, he said.The tranquil nature of Chinese civilization has identified that China will always
work as a home builder of international peace, a factor to global development and a defender of global order, he said.Since the extremely
first day China had nuclear weapons, it has actually vowed not to be the very first to utilize nuclear weapons at any time and under any
situations, and unconditionally not to utilize or threaten to utilize nuclear weapons versus non-nuclear-weapon states or
nuclear-weapon-free zones, Sun stressed
China is a responsible country that honors its commitment, and this policy has stayed the same for over 60 years, holding up against the
test of history, he said.The NPT, signed in 1968 and effective considering that March 5, 1970, is the only treaty that contains lawfully
binding dedications to pursuing nuclear disarmament
A total of 191 states have actually signed up with the treaty, including the 5 nuclear-weapon states, making the NPT the most commonly
complied with multilateral disarmament contract.
