Freetown: China's State Council Information Office on Thursday released a white paper titled "China's Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation in the New Era." The document outlines China's constructive role in international arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation, emphasizing its initiatives and solutions.
According to Sierra Leone News Agency, the white paper presents a detailed overview of China's policies and practices in arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation, while highlighting its stance on security governance in emerging fields like outer space, cyberspace, and artificial intelligence. The document reaffirms China's commitment to safeguarding global peace and security and urges international collaboration for arms control.
The white paper stresses China's dedication to maintaining the international arms control regime with the United Nations at its core. It actively promotes global governance in arms control, supports endeavors to build lasting peace and common security, and serves as a significant contributor to international arms control efforts.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has played a proactive role in ensuring the authority and effectiveness of the international arms control regime, engaging constructively in multilateral arms control across nuclear, biological, and chemical fields, and fulfilling its obligations under international arms control treaties.
Emerging fields such as outer space, cyberspace, and artificial intelligence represent new frontiers for human development and strategic security, the white paper highlights. China advocates for universal participation in these areas, with the UN playing a pivotal role in establishing a global governance framework and standards based on broad consensus, while enhancing the representation and voice of developing countries.
The document also underscores China's ongoing efforts to strengthen its domestic nonproliferation capacity, participate in international nonproliferation processes, promote international cooperation in the peaceful use of science and technology, and improve global nonproliferation governance.
Chinese modernization follows a path of peaceful development, contributing to global peace. China expresses its readiness to collaborate with peace-loving nations to build an equal and orderly multipolar world, enhance universally beneficial economic globalization, and strengthen the UN-centered international arms control regime. It aims to work with all parties to build a community with a shared future for humanity and create a promising future for all, as stated in the white paper.