As a Nuclear-Weapon State, China has never evaded its responsibility in nuclear disarmament. China has always called for complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons. China's development of nuclear weapons has always been for the purpose of self-defense. Ever since the first day it came into possession of nuclear weapons, China has undertaken not to be the first to use nuclear weapons at any time or under any circumstances. China also explicitly and unconditionally undertakes not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states and nuclear-weapon-free zones. On 30 July 1996, China declared moratorium on nuclear-weapon test explosions. On 24 September of the same year, China signed the CTBT among the first countries. China has never participated in nuclear arms race or deployed nuclear weapons outside its own territory.

China believes that countries should foster a security concept based upon mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation so as to achieve universal security and create a favorable international security environment for nuclear disarmament.

China maintains that nuclear-weapon states should take the following measures to further promote nuclear disarmament process.

-An international legal instrument on the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons should be concluded at an early date.

-Nuclear disarmament should be a just and reasonable process of gradual reduction toward a downward balance. The two countries possessing the largest nuclear arsenals bear special and primary responsibilities for nuclear disarmament. They should earnestly comply with the treaties already concluded on reduction of nuclear weapons and further reduce their nuclear arsenals in a verifiable and irreversible manner so as to create conditions for achieving the ultimate goal of complete and thorough nuclear disarmament.

-Before the goal of complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons is achieved, nuclear-weapon states should commit themselves to no first use of nuclear weapons and undertake unconditionally not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states or nuclear-weapon-free zones.

-Nuclear-weapon states should abandon the policies of nuclear deterrence based on the first use of nuclear weapons and reduce the role of nuclear weapons in their national security.

-Nuclear disarmament measures, including intermediate measures, should follow the guidelines of maintaining global strategic balance and stability and undiminished security for all.

-The Conference on Disarmament should reach an agreement on program of work soon so as to begin at an early date negotiations on the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to establish Ad Hoc Committees and start substantive work on such issues as nuclear disarmament and security assurances to non-nuclear-weapon states.