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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
THE HAGUE, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday called on Japan to speed up the disposal of chemical weapons abandoned in China during the Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
At the session, delegates reviewed the implementation of conference and executive council decisions on issues related to chemical weapons disposal. Japan presented a progress report on the destruction of chemical weapons abandoned in China, noting that its project expenditures for 2025 had been reduced by 6.8 percent.
"This report focuses solely on progress in disposal and investment, while avoiding any discussion of fundamental issues," said Wang Daxue, head of the Chinese delegation to the 30th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
He emphasized that, according to the convention, Japan was supposed to complete the disposal of abandoned chemical weapons by 2007, but the deadline had already been postponed four times. The diplomat attributed the delay to "insufficient attention (on Japan's part), insufficient investment, and the failure to voluntarily provide meaningful information" about the weapons' disposal sites.
Wang Daxue warned that Japan's abandoned chemical weapons continue to pose a significant risk to the lives and property of Chinese citizens, as well as to the environment. Beijing calls on Tokyo to take seriously the concerns of China and the international community, reflect on its history of aggression, fulfill its obligations, and intensify efforts in all aspects of the disposition process.
More than a dozen countries, including Russia, South Africa and Tunisia, expressed support for China and called on Japan to speed up the destruction of abandoned weapons.
“The overall progress in disposing of chemical weapons abandoned by Japan on Chinese soil has been less than expected,” said Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the OPCW, Mirjam Blaak Sow, speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement during the general debate on Tuesday. –0–
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