In an effort to realize step by step the objective of building a world free from nuclear weapons, in1994, China put forward a complete, interrelated proposal for the nuclear disarmament process atthe 49th Session of the UN General Assembly. Nuclear disarmament and conventional disarmament have all along been the two priority tasks inthe sphere of disarmament. In 1986, China presented two proposals on nuclear and conventionaldisarmament for the first time at the UN General Assembly, pointing out that the United Statesand the then Soviet Union had special responsibilities both for nuclear and conventionaldisarmament. Subsequently, for five years China had presented these two proposals to the FirstCommittee of the UN General Assembly, and they had been adopted by consensus. This action onChina's part played an important role in generating real progress in nuclear and conventionaldisarmament in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
China opposes the arms race in outer space.
Beginning in 1984, it has on many occasions proposed to the UN General Assembly draft resolutions on preventing such arms race. China maintains that outer space belongs to all mankind and should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. In recent years, the issue of transparency in armaments has attracted the attention of all countries. The specific measuresfor transparency should be decided on through equal consultations by all countries and beimplemented on voluntary basis. These principles play an active role in promoting theimplementation of proper and feasible transparency measures.