President,

I thank you for your briefing. Over the past year, the Committee has done a great deal of fruitful work in promoting the implementation of resolution 1540. China appreciates the efforts made by Ambassador Eloy Alfaro de Alba and his team, and thanks the Group of Experts and the Secretariat for their contributions.

For more than two decades, resolution 1540 has played an irreplaceable role in building international consensus on non-proliferation, promoting international cooperation in this field, and preventing non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. The Committee will conduct a new comprehensive review in 2027. At the same time, the international security landscape is undergoing profound changes. Regional conflicts and turbulence occur frequently, the threat of terrorism remains grave, and the risks and challenges of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery persist.

President,

President Xi Jinping has put forward the Global Security Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative. These initiatives advocate the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, practice the vision of global governance featuring extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit，which provide important guidance for advancing governance in the field of non-proliferation. In this context, I would like to share the following points regarding the work of the Committee.

First, non-proliferation is a global challenge. Addressing proliferation issues requires upholding true multilateralism, fostering an international and regional environment of universal security, accommodating the legitimate security concerns of all countries, and achieving common security so as to eliminate the root causes of proliferation. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention, together with Security Council resolution 1540, constitute the international legal architecture for non-proliferation. All parties should ensure the effective compliance with and implementation of these legal instruments and safeguard the authority and effectiveness of this regime.

Second, Member States bear the primary responsibility for implementing resolution 1540. Countries should continue to strengthen their national capacity-building efforts and address shortcomings in areas such as legislation, institutional arrangements and professional expertise related to non-proliferation. On the basis of respecting the wishes of Member States, the Committee should fully take into account the national conditions and practical needs of relevant countries, facilitate assistance matching, and support targeted international cooperation. In recent years, Member States including China and Panama have organized a number of regional training courses under the framework of the Committee, providing useful platforms for experience-sharing and enhanced cooperation.

Third, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, 3D printing, gene editing and synthetic biology are bringing unprecedented opportunities for the development of human society, while also posing prominent security risks and challenges. All countries should strengthen governance and regulation of emerging technologies to prevent non-State actors from misusing them for proliferation activities. At the same time, the United Nations should play its role as the main channel and promote the development of a global governance framework and standards in emerging fields based on broad consensus.

Fourth, achieving non-proliferation objectives should not come at the expense of scientific and technological progress. It is important to balance development and security, and effectively safeguard the legitimate rights of developing countries to the peaceful uses of science and technology. China opposes the abuse of export controls and unilateral sanctions under the pretext of national security or non-proliferation. The General Assembly has adopted for consecutive years the resolution entitled “Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of international security,” submitted by China and countries with similar positions. China calls on more Member States to support this resolution, welcomes continued inclusive dialogue among all parties, and looks forward to promoting its effective implementation so as to build a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory non-proliferation order.

President,

China stands ready to continue working with all parties and to constructively participate in the work of the Committee, so as to promote the effective implementation of resolution 1540, strengthen global non-proliferation governance, and safeguard international and regional peace and security.

Thank you, President.