China attaches importance to the role of the present multilateral export control mechanisms in the non-proliferation field, and has actively conducted dialogues and exchanges with those mechanisms, to learn and draw beneficial experiences from them.

China has joined the Zangger Committee and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), and has formally applied to join the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). China keeps contact and exchanges with the MTCR, the Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia Group, and has held rounds of dialogues and consultations respectively.

At present, the range and practice of the export control of China in the fields of nuclear, biological, chemical items and missiles have been basically in line with the above-mentioned mechanisms. China will continue to strengthen the dialogue and exchange with the present export control mechanisms with a view to improving respective export controls.