No 52 China Statement Statement by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, November 21, 2000.
China is opposed to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
As a State Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Chemical Weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention, China fulfils its obligations under the above international legal instruments in letter and spirit. Logically speaking, this control list will include equipment, material and technology that can be directly used in missiles, as well as missile-related dual use items. In establishing its control list, China will take into account the relevant practices of other countries in terms of scope and detail with a view to strengthening the effectiveness of its control system. As part and parcel of its efforts in enforcing missile-related export controls in accordance with this control list, the Chinese government will naturally require all Chinese entities and individuals to obtain a government license for the export of items on this list. In the case of transfers to countries that are developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, China will exercise special scrutiny and caution, even for items not specifically contained on the control list, so as to prevent significant contributions to those countries development of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.