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Central Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, posted April 2002
China has consistently respected and supported efforts by non-nuclear-weapon
states to establish nuclear-weapon-free zones in light of the situation in their
own regions, and on the basis of agreement freely arrived at among themselves.
China has unconditionally undertaken not to use or threaten to use nuclear
weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states or nuclear-weapon-free zones.
Proceeding from this position, China has signed and ratified relevant protocols
to the treaties of Tlatelolco, Rarotonga and Pelindaba, and will sign the
amended protocol to the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty.
China adjoins the Central Asian region and maintains good relationship with
the states in this region. China appreciates and supports the efforts by Central
Asian states to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in light of the region's
situation. We believe that the problems with the present draft treaty will be
properly solved through friendly consultations.
Updated 02/21/2003
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