Ebook: CHINA‘S ROLE IN MULTILATERAL ARMS CONTROL

It is no longer possible to relegate
China to the status of a
second-rate military power. This
means that there is a need for
action. China‘s involvement is
crucial for the preservation and
further development of the
global arms control architecture.
In spite of a host of ambivalences
in its arms control policy,
China has displayed a willing-
ness to engage on a greater
scale. This offers points of departure
for an arms control dialogue
with Germany and Europe.
Specificity, flexibility and willingness
to engage in dialogue can
boost the chances of success in
attempts to encourage an arms
control policy dialogue with
China. Regional confience-building,
verification, the implementation
of positive obligations
and risk reduction are topics
for such an engagement.