BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — A white paper on China’s arms management, disarmament and nonproliferation within the new period has demonstrated China’s sense of duty and dedication as a serious nation to actively spearhead world safety governance and safeguard worldwide peace and safety, the international ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun mentioned right here Thursday.
The launch of the white paper on Thursday is of exceptional significance as this yr marks the eightieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance towards Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, in addition to the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Guo mentioned at a every day press briefing.
China issued white papers on arms management in 1995 and 2005, respectively. The newest doc comprehensively expounds on China’s arms management, disarmament and non-proliferation insurance policies, in addition to the nation’s insights and propositions on the worldwide safety and arms management state of affairs within the new period, Guo mentioned.
Noting the complicated worldwide safety and arms management state of affairs and fixed escalation of worldwide arms races in a world susceptible to frequent conflicts and turmoil, he mentioned human society is as soon as once more standing at a crossroads, dealing with the selection between peace and warfare, dialogue and confrontation, and win-win cooperation and zero-sum recreation.
The doc presents China’s constructive efforts, pragmatic measures and achievements in constructive participation within the worldwide arms management course of over the previous 20 years, showcasing China’s sense of duty as a serious nation to steer world safety governance and keep worldwide peace and safety, Guo mentioned.
The issuance of the white paper is a concrete step China has taken to implement the Global Security Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, the spokesperson mentioned, including that regardless of how the worldwide state of affairs could change, China will at all times stand on the aspect of peace and justice, and act as a staunch drive in safeguarding world peace and safety.
China is keen to work with all different peaceable nations to advocate an equal, orderly multipolar world and a universally helpful, inclusive financial globalization, and to consolidate and develop the worldwide arms management system with the United Nations at its core, he added.