UN deputy secretary-general says China plays major role in disarmament issue.

Text of report by Chinese news agency Zhongguo Xinwen She

United Nations, 29 March: Jayantha Dhanapala, under secretary-general of the United Nations in charge of disarmament affairs, Recently said here that China has been playing an important role over a long time on disarmament and arms control affairs.

He said: Although China possesses nuclear weapons, it is currently a unique country in that it announced not to be the first to use nuclear weapons, and this position has won appreciation from the international community. The quantity of nuclear weapons possessed by China is rather small. In addition, China has also signed a series of international …