P5 should help make NPT a success

Editor's Note:

A conference of the so-called P5 countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France and China, was held in Beijing on April 14 and 15 with a view to enhancing strategic confidence and working together to implement the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Outcomes and continue discussions on issues related to the three pillars of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, namely disarmament, nonproliferation, and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The China Arms Control and Disarmament Association also held a public symposium on the "Comprehensive Enhancement of the NPT Three Pillars" on April 15, and below are excerpts of some of the views expressed:

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