China has undergone more than 130 on-the-spot inspections by the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), said
Zhang Guobao, vice minister of the National Development and Reform
Commission (NDRC), on Sunday.
"The Chinese government gave active cooperation and assistance
to these inspections. The results show that China has strictly
implemented the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention",
said Zhang in a statement on the NDRC website.
"China is resolute in opposing the proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction and their delivery systems. It attaches great
importance to the role of the convention in preventing the
proliferation of chemical weapons and their raw materials", said
Zhang.
"In recent years China has continuously strengthened its
anti-proliferation capacity and strictly censored its chemical
imports and exports according to the law".
China was one of the original signatories to the Chemical Weapon
Convention, also known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons
and their Destruction, which came into effect in April 1997.
(Xinhua News Agency April 30, 2007)