Statement by China at the Conference on Disarmament on Agenda Item 4: “Effective International Arrangements to Assure Non-nuclear-weapon States Against the Use or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons” (Geneva, March 2024)

Statement by China at the Conference on Disarmament on Agenda Item 4: “Effective International Arrangements to Assure Non-nuclear-weapon States Against the Use or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons” (Geneva, March 2024)

The statement notes China’s position on NSA, namely that the NPT must also prioritise Negative Security Assurances and work toward early, unconditional security assurances by nuclear-weapon states for the benefit of non-nuclear-weapon states.