The Beijing Hour White paper highlights China's efforts in arms control
Nov 27, 2025
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China's Multilateral Arms Control Pitch
- China frames its white paper as a blueprint for multilateral arms control centered on the UN and emerging domains like space, cyberspace and AI.
- It calls for greater developing-country representation and global governance for new strategic frontiers.
Use The UN To Govern New Domains
- Countries should work via the United Nations to set governance and standards for outer space, cyberspace and AI.
- China urges broader consensus and more developing-country voice in shaping those rules.
Domestic Capacity Linked To Global Governance
- The white paper emphasizes building domestic non-proliferation capacity while promoting peaceful science and tech cooperation.
- It seeks to improve global non-proliferation governance through active international participation.