Today, at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, the United States and other countries issued a joint statement on the so-called “Ballistic Missile Launch Notice”, unfounded accusing China of the submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile test carried out in July. China's ambassador for disarmament affairs, Li Chijiang, made a serious rebuttal and clarified China's position. Ambassador Li Chijiang stressed that China resolutely opposes the misuse of the CD platform by individual countries to engage in political manipulation. The US side lured a number of countries, including non-members of the Conference on Disarmament, to participate in a joint statement for its own political self-interest, calling for flaws and baseless accusations, and engaging in “microphone diplomacy.” This is typical political manipulation and blatant double standards. China will never accept this and resolutely oppose it. Ambassador Li Chijiang pointed out that the baseless accusations made by the US side are completely untenable. The US side cites the voluntary political commitment “The Hague Code of Conduct to Prevent Ballistic Missile Proliferation” to require China to notify the missile launch in advance, but China is not a member of the “Code” and is not bound by the “Code.” China has always carried out intercontinental ballistic missile testing activities in a safe, standardized and responsible manner, notified the United States and other countries in advance, and took prudent and reasonable measures to ensure that our tests did not harm the interests of any country, fully reflecting China's goodwill and responsible attitude. China's relevant goodwill initiatives should never be hijacked by geopolitical calculations. Ambassador Li Chijiang said that the US side has no right to say anything about the missile test. China has carried out only three intercontinental missile tests so far, the fewest number of tests among the five nuclear powers. The United States is the country with the highest number and most frequent intercontinental missile tests in the world. It invests heavily in the construction of nuclear forces by “breaking the Treaty” and “extending deterrence” arrangements, posing a serious threat to international peace and security. The United States has failed to earnestly fulfill its responsibility to report missile tests, and is not in a position to take full responsibility for China's act of good faith that was notified in advance. Ambassador Li Chijiang stressed that China has always adhered to the path of peaceful development, followed a strategy of self-defense and nuclear defense, always maintained its nuclear forces at the minimum level required for national security, and did not participate in any kind of nuclear arms race. China's nuclear power is an indispensable force for deterring nuclear war and maintaining world peace and security and global strategic stability. China's legitimate and reasonable national defense modernization drive is unquestionable. China urges the US side to reflect on itself and do more things that are truly beneficial to world peace and stability.

Today, at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, the United States and other countries issued a joint statement on the so-called “Ballistic Missile Launch Notice”, unfounded accusing China of the submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile test carried out in July. China's ambassador for disarmament affairs, Li Chijiang, made a serious rebuttal and clarified China's position. Ambassador Li Chijiang stressed that China resolutely opposes the misuse of the CD platform by individual countries to engage in political manipulation. The US side lured a number of countries, including non-members of the Conference on Disarmament, to participate in a joint statement for its own political self-interest, calling for flaws and baseless accusations, and engaging in “microphone diplomacy.” This is typical political manipulation and blatant double standards. China will never accept this and resolutely oppose it. Ambassador Li Chijiang pointed out that the baseless accusations made by the US side are completely untenable. The US side cites the voluntary political commitment “The Hague Code of Conduct to Prevent Ballistic Missile Proliferation” to require China to notify the missile launch in advance, but China is not a member of the “Code” and is not bound by the “Code.” China has always carried out intercontinental ballistic missile testing activities in a safe, standardized and responsible manner, notified the United States and other countries in advance, and took prudent and reasonable measures to ensure that our tests did not harm the interests of any country, fully reflecting China's goodwill and responsible attitude. China's relevant goodwill initiatives should never be hijacked by geopolitical calculations. Ambassador Li Chijiang said that the US side has no right to say anything about the missile test. China has carried out only three intercontinental missile tests so far, the fewest number of tests among the five nuclear powers. The United States is the country with the highest number and most frequent intercontinental missile tests in the world. It invests heavily in the construction of nuclear forces by “breaking the Treaty” and “extending deterrence” arrangements, posing a serious threat to international peace and security. The United States has failed to earnestly fulfill its responsibility to report missile tests, and is not in a position to take full responsibility for China's act of good faith that was notified in advance. Ambassador Li Chijiang stressed that China has always adhered to the path of peaceful development, followed a strategy of self-defense and nuclear defense, always maintained its nuclear forces at the minimum level required for national security, and did not participate in any kind of nuclear arms race. China's nuclear power is an indispensable force for deterring nuclear war and maintaining world peace and security and global strategic stability. China's legitimate and reasonable national defense modernization drive is unquestionable. China urges the US side to reflect on itself and do more things that are truly beneficial to world peace and stability.