On August 25th, Chinese Ambassador Shen Jian delivered a general statement at the Eleventh Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) .

Shen Jian pointed out that the global arms trade governance is facing numerous challenges including rising trends of unilateralism and the Cold War mentality, the global military spending level and the scale of the international arms trade continues to grow, the risk of illicit arms transfer and misuse of arms increases dramatically, and the international arms trade order is severely undermined. China advocates the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, the coordination of development and security, practicing multilateralism, and strengthening the sense of responsibility, to further regulate the conventional arms trade and strengthen global security governance.

Shen Jian emphasized that China has alway been active in implementing the Global Security Initiative and enhancing the global arms trade governance. China firmly supports the purpose and objective of the treaty, and will continue to serve as a staunch defender, faithful practitioner and proactive promoter of the treaty. China stands ready to work with all parties to advance the global arms trade governance.