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Jan., 1994
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China formally presented the draft Treaty of the No-First Use of Nuclear
Weapons to the United States of America, the Russian Federation, United
Kingdom and France. |
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Sept. 3,
1994
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China and Russia undertook not to be the first to use nuclear weapons
against each other or to target their nuclear weapons at each other. |
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Oct. 21,
1994
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China supported the indefinite extension of the NPT and agreed to
negotiate and conclude a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty. |
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April 5,
1995
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Chinese Government made the statement to reiterate its commitment
to provide negative security assurances to the non-nuclear-weapon
states and nuclear-weapon-free zones without any conditions, and it
committed for the first time to provide positive security assurances. |
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May 15,
1995
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Chinese Government declared the decommissioning of the nuclear weapons
development base in Qinghai province and handed it over to the local
government. |
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April 11,
1996
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China signed Protocol I and II to the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free
Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba). |
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July 29,
1996
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Chinese Government announced a moratorium on nuclear testing going
into effect from 30 July 1996. |
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Sept. 24,
1996
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Chinese Government signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty. |
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Sept. 10,
1997
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Chinese Government promulgated the Regulations on Control of Nuclear
Export. |
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Oct. 16,
1997
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China joined the Zangger Committee. |
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June 1,
1998
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Chinese Government promulgated the Regulations on the Control of Nuclear
Dual-Use Items and Related Technologies Export. |
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June 27,
1998
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China and the United States pledged not to target their nuclear weapons
at each other. |
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Dec. 31,
1998
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China signed the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between China
and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in China. |
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Dec. 1,
1999
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The Resolution cosponsored by China, Russia and Byelorussia on the
Preservation of and Compliance with the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
was adopted at the 54th United Nations Conference. |