Nuclear Security Commitments

The Fourth Nuclear Security Summit—to be held in Washington， D.C. from March 31 to April 1—will be of particular importance with regards to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Koreas recent announcement that it will conduct a nuclear warhead explosion test and the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in March.

President Xi Jinping will attend the summit and elaborate on the global nuclear security situation and Chinas nuclear security concept.

China has adhered to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Since joining the International Atomic Energy Agency（IAEA） in 1984， the country has acceded to a number of international conventions， including the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency， the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material， the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons， the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. China is one of the 13 designated members of the IAEA Board of Governors—the most technologically advanced members in terms of atomic energy.

President Xi advocated a rational， balanced and coordinated nuclear security outlook while attending the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague， the Netherlands， in 2014. The Chinese Government published a white paper titled Chinas Nuclear Emergency Preparedness in January this year， which highlighted precautions that the country had taken and strict regulations it adopted. The document stated nuclear emergency preparedness is of critical significance to protecting the people， the environment and social stability as well as safeguarding national security.

China has placed equal emphasis on development and safety and developed its nuclear industry on the precondition of safety. In terms of its capacity to ensure nuclear safety， China has constantly improved its safety technologies， exercised strict supervision over nuclear safety and strengthened nuclear emergency management. The country has accumulated valuable experience in drafting nuclear safety laws and regulations， building nuclear safety institutions and systems， training professionals， carrying out emergency preparedness exercises and drills and communicating with the public on nuclear emergencies. As a result， Chinas nuclear industry has a sound safety record.

Moreover， China has attached great importance to communicating and cooperating with the international community on nuclear safety and is committed to building a fair， open， cooperative， mutually beneficial and inclusive international nuclear emergency preparedness system together with the rest of the world. The nation has promoted international nuclear security progress based on the principle of respecting other countries rights and interests. It has sought to achieve universal nuclear safety by means of mutually beneficial cooperation.

China believes that the upcoming summit will positively contribute to global nuclear security.