On November 6, 2023, Director-General of the Department of Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Sun Xiaobo and Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance at the Department of State of the United States Mallory Stewart held consultations on arms control and non-proliferation in Washington D.C.

The two sides had an in-depth, candid and constructive exchange of views on a wide range of issues, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, cooperation among five nuclear-weapon states, nuclear security, non-proliferation and export control, compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention, and outer space security and regular arms control. The two sides emphasized that they should maintain communication and exchanges, to increase mutual trust, pool more consensus, manage differences, and explore cooperation.

The Chinese side expounded on China's position and policy on issues of arms control and non-proliferation, and emphasized that China and the United States should carry out dialogue and cooperation on the basis of mutual respect. The Chinese side stressed that the two sides should adhere to the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, earnestly respect each other's sovereignty, security and development interests, increase strategic mutual trust, and remain committed to safeguarding the international system of arms control and non-proliferation, so as to realize lasting peace and universal security in the world.