White paper shows China's firm resolve to strengthen arms control, maintain strategic stability: spokesperson

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday said that a newly released arms control white paper has demonstrated China's firm resolve and sense of responsibility to strengthen arms control, maintain strategic stability, and reduce the harm caused by war.

The white paper, titled "China's Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation in the New Era," was released by China's State Council Information Office on Thursday.

China has constructively participated in global security governance, striving to advance the process of international arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation, and playing an important role in promoting world peace and stability, Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said at a regular press conference.

The white paper is the first of its kind released since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, Jiang said, adding that it represents a concrete step taken by China to implement the Global Security Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative.

No matter how the international landscape may shift, China will work with all peace-loving countries to improve global security governance, uphold international fairness and justice, advance multilateral arms control process, safeguard global strategic stability, inject greater certainty and positive energy into a world fraught with turbulence and change, and jointly build a community with a shared future for humanity, Jiang added.