China and non-proliferation

SHEN DINGLI, Vice President at the Shanghai Association of International Studies proposes a program of nuclear threat reduction entailing a vision of zero nuclear weapons as well as de-emphasis of the role of nuclear weapons in geopolitics  and an end to threatening nuclear postures in order to promote nonproliferation and global security. In a Lowy Institute Perspectives article, "Toward a nuclear weapons free world: a Chinese perspective", he states that although China has shied away from its earlier statement about commencing nuclear disarmament when the strategic arsenals of the U.S. and the Soviets were halved, he cites its stance on the CTBT and the FMCT as indications of its intentions to contribute as a responsible stakeholder.