President Xi Jinping on Friday urged countries
around the world to increase national input and
expand international cooperation so as to
further firm up the global nuclear security
architecture.
In a speech delivered here at the opening
plenary of the fourth Nuclear Security Summit
(NSS), Xi recalled that he envisioned the
building of a global nuclear security system
featuring fairness and win-win cooperation at
the third NSS in The Hague.
In order to realize that goal, which will "provide
strong and sustainable institutional guarantee
for mankind to benefit from nuclear energy with
security," Xi laid out a four-pronged proposal for
the international community to make fresh
efforts.
Countries across the world need first to step up
political input and stick to the direction of
addressing both symptoms and root causes,
said the Chinese president.
"As national leaders, we have the responsibility
to ensure that nuclear security gets adequate
attention," he said, adding that only with a
solution that addresses both symptoms and root
causes can the world "remove the breeding
ground of nuclear terrorism at an early date."
The international community, Xi said, also
should step up national responsibility and
tighten up a line of defense that is sustainable.
Pointing out that as a country makes its own
choice to develop nuclear energy, it bears
unshirkable responsibility to ensure nuclear
security, the Chinese leader suggested that day-
to-day prevention and crisis response must go
together as the threat posed by nuclear
terrorism is highly asymmetrical and
unpredictable.
Meanwhile, concerted efforts should be made to
step up international cooperation and enhance
the momentum of coordination for common
progress, Xi proposed.
Citing the fact that "nuclear security incidents
will have impacts that go beyond national
borders," he said existing international
organizations and mechanisms can serve as
solid platforms for international cooperation on
nuclear security in the future.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, the
world's nuclear watchdog, "can play a central
role to coordinate and consolidate global
resources for nuclear security, and use its
professional expertise to serve all countries," he
said. "As the most universal international
organization, the United Nations can continue to
play an important role."
In addition, the international community needs
to step up the culture of nuclear security and
create an atmosphere of joint efforts and
shared benefits, he said.
"The awareness of the rule of law, the sense of
urgency, and the spirit of self-discipline and
coordination are central to the nuclear security
culture," Xi pointed out. "It is equally important
that the academic community and the general
public also foster the awareness of nuclear
security."
The NSS, a biennial event initiated by U.S.
President Barack Obama, gathered leaders and
envoys from 52 countries and four international
organizations this year. The six-year-old
mechanism would come to an end in its current
format after the 2016 meeting.
In his speech, Xi noted that the NSS process
has provided a major boost to international
nuclear security, including developing common
goals, establishing key priorities and mapping
out the blueprint for the future.
However, he pointed out, new threats and
challenges keep emerging in the security field,
the root causes of terrorism are far from being
removed, and nuclear terrorism remains a grave
threat to international security.
"A more robust global nuclear security
architecture is the prerequisite for the sound
development of nuclear energy," he said. "The
conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit will
not be the end of our endeavor, rather it will be
the beginning of a new journey."
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