China to join UN arms trade treaty, 'enhance' world peace

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China will join a global pact to regulate arms sales that has been rejected by the United States, with Beijing saying Monday it is committed to ...

BEIJING: China will join a global pact to regulate arms sales that has been rejected by the United States, with Beijing saying Monday it is committed to efforts to"enhance peace and stability" in the world.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters that joining the treaty was"another important measure for China to support multilateralism". China only exports such products to sovereign countries and not to non-state actors, Zhao said at a regular briefing.The US Senate never ratified the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty after former president Barack Obama endorsed it, and Trump has said he would revoke his predecessor's signature.

 

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