China will continue to support the five nuclear-weapon states mechanism as a coordinator, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
The five nuclear-weapon states recognized under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, also known as the P5.
On Dec 4, as the rotating coordinator of the P5 mechanism, China convened an expert meeting of the five states in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
"Representatives of the five nuclear-weapon states attended the meeting, and the parties discussed frankly nuclear policies and other issues. All parties believe that the discussions were very timely and would help enhance understanding of each other and their policies and avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments. China will continue to support the five nuclear-weapon states in their discussions as a coordinator," said Mao.
China continues to support P5 nuclear mechanism as coordinator: spokeswoman
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son in Beijing on Tuesday, with both sides pledging to promote the China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Noting that China and Vietnam are comrades in the socialist cause and good partners on the path of reform, Han said General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam have made strategic plans for advancing the China-Vietnam community with a shared future, providing clear direction for the development of bilateral relations.
Noting that next year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges, Han said the two sides should follow the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, maintain strategic communication, expand practical cooperation, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, strengthen multilateral coordination and promote the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, bringing more benefits to the two peoples.
Bui Thanh Son said that developing long-term friendly relations with China is the consistent proposition, objective requirement, strategic choice and top priority of Vietnam's diplomacy.
Vietnam firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges, consolidate political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation with China, and jointly promote the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future with strategic significance, he added.
Chinese, Vietnamese officials pledge to promote China-Vietnam community with shared future
