Any move to undermine the totality and effectiveness of the Treaty will have a profound negative impact on world peace and security. The proposal for a national missile defense system that is prohibited by the ABM Treaty is essentially aimed at seeking unilateral military and strategic supremacy and thus a typical example of the Cold War mentality. Such a plan, if implemented, will only bring serious negative consequences to the security of the whole world. The adoption by the General Assembly of the Resolution on Preservation of and Compliance with the ABM Treaty at its 54 th session with an overwhelming majority is an indicator of the firm will of most countries in the world to maintain and strictly observe the ABM Treaty. The UN should continue to show serious concern over the attempt by a certain country to develop a missile defense system to the detriment of the global strategic stability and it should take necessary measures to stop this dangerous development.
Security is mutual and relative.
No country should enhance its security at the expense of the others. With increased international contacts and exchanges, countries of the world will find themselves sharing more common interests and facing more common challenges. In recent years, China. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have reached, within the framework of the Shanghai Five and through consultation and cooperation based on equality, an agreement among themselves on confidence-building in the military field and reduction of military forces in the border areas. This offers something useful for the international community to draw upon in its exploratory efforts for a new security concept.