Chinese Support for Universally-Binding Test Ban Treaty

Chinese support for my proposed Universally-Binding Test Ban Treaty by top Chinese arms control experts was expressed in conferences in Beijing July 19-21, 2004. My argument for Chinese support is in the Summary.

The China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) was the host. CACDA provided Program Officer Han Hui as a guide and a chauffeured Mercedes to transport us to conferences with the arms control directors at Tsinghua University (the MIT of China) and Beijing University (the Harvard of China), and to the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament where I gave a lecture on my UBTBT.

My first conference on July 19 was with Vice President Ye Ru’an at CACDA's offices in Beijing. CACDA’s president, Ambassador Li Daoyu, is reportedly a friend and advisor of Chairman Jiang Zemin of the Central Military Commission. Mr. Ye said my UBTBT, which he supports, was a “new idea” and a “quick fix” of the North Korea nuclear issue. (My UBTBT truly is a quick fix (solution) but I conceived it 40 years ago and it was my 1968 doctoral dissertation.)

The second conference was on July 20 morning with Professor Li Bin, Director, Arms Control Program, Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University. Professor Li played a major role in the Chinese delegation to the CTBT talks in Vienna. He also supports a UBTBT.

Professor Han Hua also supported a UBTBT in a third conference on July 20 afternoon at Beijing University. She is Director, Center for Arms Control and Disarmament Studies, at the Institute of Asian-African Studies and School of International Studies.

Finally, I was very honored to give a lecture on July 21 to the preeminent Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament led by Secretary General Niu Qiang. He said my UBTBT was a good idea that had to be researched.