China's nuclear security concept: A balanced and better approach
- By Fan Jishe
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China's nuclear security concept could serve as universally accepted principles in addressing nuclear security issue. This concept takes into consideration of all countries’ concerns, their rights and obligations. Based on these principles, all countries concerned will be willing to fulfill their own responsibility domestically, and make contribution internationally. It is only couples of years ago when nuclear security remained a key concern for only a few major powers. With the launch of Nuclear Security Summit four years ago, an international consensus on nuclear security has been achieved, and efforts, progresses have been made in this regard. Strengthening nuclear security is not a one way street, but a process of “give and take”. On the one hand, no country will be better off in a terrorist attack involving nuclear materials, and all countries are obligated to contribute to the common security and prosperity. On the other hand, no country is in a position to dictate to other countries in nuclear security issue, without providing urgently needed financial and technical help for other countries. Nuclear security is a shared responsibility, and a common cause requiring collaborative efforts from countries rich and poor, capable and less capable, experienced and inexperienced.
China talked the talk, and walked the walk. The National Progress Report submitted by China, though attention paid to this report are far from enough, fully illustrated China's efforts in nuclear security. Domestically, China is building a robust legal system in nuclear security, including drafting National Nuclear Security Regulations, mapping out a comprehensive plan for future nuclear security efforts; China is minimizing the use of HEU by decommissioning HEU research reactors and converting HEU reactors. China is also enhancing the national security level in radioactive sources, vigorously combating illicit trafficking of nuclear materials by training personnel, installing more detection equipments at gateway ports. Other than efforts afore mentioned, China has made major contributions internationally as well. The Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security in construction, once completed in 2015, will serve as the hub in Asia-Pacific region for personnel training and technical exchanges. China supports all those international legal architecture on nuclear security as well, and supports the work of the IAEA--the future major player in nuclear security.
Over the past several decades, China maintained a fair good record in nuclear security without loss of even one item or one gram of nuclear material, as indicated by Mr. Sun Qin, the chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation. Without any doubt, China not only is a model for other country, but also will be a major player in nuclear security in the future.
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