Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun

China on Friday submitted its national implementation report to the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). This is China's latest voluntary transparency measure aimed at enhancing mutual trust and creating a sound atmosphere for the review conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Monday in response to a related question. 

Guo said the report reiterates China's highly responsible, consistent and transparent nuclear policy. China adheres to a self-defensive nuclear strategy, follows a no-first-use nuclear policy, and keeps its nuclear capabilities at the minimum level required for national security. China does not engage in a nuclear arms race, injecting stability and certainty into the world, he said.

Guo said that China firmly upholds the authority and effectiveness of the NPT. The report stresses that all parties should reaffirm commitment to maintaining global strategic stability and adhere to the principle of undiminished security for all, advance nuclear disarmament in a step-by-step manner, and call for the conclusion of a treaty on mutual no-first-use of nuclear weapons. It also calls for discussions on reducing nuclear risks on a voluntary and transparent basis, preventing nuclear war, resolving regional nuclear issues through political and diplomatic means, and safeguarding the right of developing countries to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. China is highly concerned about the challenges facing the NPT, Guo added.

Guo said that the report holds that the review conference should urge the US to fulfill its special and primary responsibility for nuclear disarmament, correct acts of attacking peaceful nuclear facilities of non-nuclear-weapon states, stop forming nuclear alliances through arrangements such as nuclear sharing, take measures to curb negative trends such as Japan seeking independent nuclear capabilities, and properly address nuclear proliferation risks arising from the nuclear submarine cooperation between the US, the UK and Australia.

China will participate in the NPT review conference in a constructive manner and work with all parties to jointly uphold the authority and effectiveness of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, safeguard world peace, and promote global strategic stability, Guo said.


Global Times