China on Tuesday called for renewed commitment to the international consensus on nuclear disarmament and voiced concern over remarks by a certain non-nuclear-weapon state advocating the acquisition of nuclear arms at the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) held at United Nations headquarters in New York.

Speaking during discussions on the draft outcome document, the Chinese representative proposed amendments aimed at reaffirming the global consensus on nuclear disarmament. Given the significant differences among countries in terms of nuclear capabilities, nuclear policies and strategic security environments, disarmament efforts must adhere to the principles of maintaining global strategic stability and ensuring that no country's security is undermined, the representative said.

China also stressed that reducing the role of nuclear weapons in national security policies remains an important and practical step toward lowering the risk of nuclear war.

The Chinese representative further urged that the draft document should include contents expressing concern over recent pro-nuclear rhetoric from a certain non-nuclear-weapon state.

"Officials from the certain non-nuclear-weapon country have openly advocated seeking nuclear weapons and have blatantly challenged the international non-proliferation regime, seriously undermining the authority and effectiveness of the Treaty," the representative said, adding that the review conference should remain highly vigilant against such dangerous trends.

China also reiterated its support for advancing nuclear disarmament based on the established international consensus and proposed adding texts calling on nuclear-weapon states to abandon permanently possessing nuclear weapons.

In addition, China backed calls by many countries to strengthen follow-on arrangements to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), a nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia aimed at limiting the number of strategic nuclear weapons each country can deploy, which expired on February 5, 2026, and supported practical measures aimed at preventing nuclear war.