Published on: 2026-08-12
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Beijing, August 12 /Xinhua/ — The so-called “joint statement” by the United States and other countries at the Disarmament Conference was driven solely by political motives. China calls on the relevant countries to cease abusing multilateral arms control mechanisms. This was stated on Wednesday by the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, Guo Jiakun.
According to media reports, on August 11 at the Disarmament Conference, the United States and other countries issued a joint statement asserting that recent missile tests in the Pacific region did not conform to the “standard practice” of prior notification, increasing the risk of miscalculations and undermining stability in the region. The respective countries demanded adherence to the Hague Code of Conduct on Ballistic Missile Proliferation. It is believed that this joint statement was aimed against the ballistic missile test launch conducted by China from a submarine in July.
As noted by Guo Jiakun, the so-called “joint statement” by the United States and other countries at the Disarmament Conference, which mentions the Hague Code and hints at China’s strategic missile test launch, was dictated purely by political motives and fully exposed the hypocrisy and double standards of these countries.
The Chinese side strongly urges the relevant countries to stop abusing multilateral arms control mechanisms, to replace thoughtless confrontation with sincere dialogue, and to create the necessary conditions for the development of dialogue and exchanges in the field of arms control, emphasized the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. –0–
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