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Global export control needs multilateralism(2)
Time:2022-01-24 15:43         Author:军控协会         Source:未知

International governance of export control should strike the right balance between global security and development issues. Development is a right of all countries instead of a privilege for any individual country or members of any clique. While fulfilling their global non-proliferation obligations, developed countries should fully respect the rights and interests of their developing peers in the peaceful uses of the necessary controlled items and achievements in science and technology to promote national development and improve people's livelihoods. All countries, developing ones in particular, should enjoy their legitimate and lawful rights to peaceful uses on a non-discriminative basis.

Some certain Western countries should abide by international economic and trade rules and must not link civil items to imaginary military uses, or build barriers to normal global science and technology exchanges, cooperation and/or trade. Instead, they should take steps to safeguard, and facilitate the smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains and, on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit, carry out global economic and trade cooperation to make positive contributions to global sustainable development.

To further secure and promote a healthy international export control governance, the world community should hold high the banner of true multilateralism and pursue the path of solidarity and cooperation. Countries should substantiate their exchange mechanisms, strengthen international cooperation, promote coordination in export control, encourage compliant trade in controlled items and resist discriminatory practices.

The authority of the relevant international treaties must be maintained and the role of true multilateral mechanisms must be fully tapped so as to properly settle differences and contradictions on multilateral platforms featuring equality and mutual benefits. Then the development rights and interests of all countries will be protected and countries will truly enjoy equal rights and opportunities and observe rules as equals in international export control governance.

The international export control governance should be developed and improved from the perspective of the common well-being of mankind on the basis of solidarity and cooperation and by adhering to the principles of openness, win-win, equality and mutual respect. The individual country should abandon unilateralism, Cold War mentality and zero-sum game, follow the trend of history and the world, and respect the international community's desire for peace and development.

As the white paper says, as a responsible major country, "China firmly stands by the international system centered on the United Nations and the international order underpinned by international law" based on the UN Charter, and remains committed to promoting global peace and development.

With an overall national security concept, China has been pursuing its own security and common security for all countries at the same time. It has fulfilled its international non-proliferation obligations and built an export control system in line with international law and suited to its national security and interests, and enacted a series of laws and regulations, including the Export Control Law. Meanwhile, China has long firmly supported and observed resolutions and institutions under the UN framework, including the Security Council resolution 1540. As championed by China, the 76th UN General Assembly adopted in December 2021 the resolution "Promoting International Cooperation on Peaceful Uses in the Context of International Security", with extensive support from other member states.

In addition, China has focused on promoting bilateral and multilateral exchanges and cooperation in export control. Adhering to the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, China has held dialogues on export control with other countries through multilateral mechanisms, complied with the export control norms in trade, and strived to make global export control fairer and more open.

The white paper demonstrates to the world China's firm commitment to world peace and development, and multilateralism. And by further opening up its economy, China has demonstrated its resolve to work with the international community to ensure international governance of export control treads the path of fairness, reasonableness and non-discrimination. (军控协会)