Nuclear summit of action

The Nuclear Security Summit that ended on Tuesday in Washington has helped revive international hope for global nuclear security and added new impetus to efforts toward a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons.

In what was regarded as the largest gathering of world leaders hosted by a United States president since the 1945 conference that founded the United Nations, the 47-nation summit demonstrated a strong political will to secure vulnerable nuclear material and prevent nuclear terrorism.

In his speech delivered at the summit, Chinese President Hu Jintao also comprehensively elaborated China's nuclear policy as well as its stance on strengthening nuclear security and protecting the peaceful use of nuclear energy. As always, China advocated a comprehensive ban on nuclear weapons and their complete destruction.