It is no longer possible to relegate
China to the status of a
second-rate military power. This
means that there is a need for
action. China‘s involvement is
crucial for the preservation and
further development of the
global arms control architecture.
In spite of a host of ambivalences
in its arms control policy,
China has displayed a willing-
ness to engage on a greater
scale. This offers points of departure
for an arms control dialogue
with Germany and Europe.
Specificity, flexibility and willingness
to engage in dialogue can
boost the chances of success in
attempts to encourage an arms
control policy dialogue with
China. Regional confience-building,
verification, the implementation
of positive obligations
and risk reduction are topics
for such an engagement.
Author(s): Oliver Meier, Michael Staack
Publisher: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Year: 2022
Language: English
Commentary: decrypted from 94EB6B04CEA8D14C3E53FBC903FBD5EA source file
Pages: 36
City: Bonn
FOREWORD 2
INTRODUCTION 3
1 CONDITIONS UNDERLYING
ARMS CONTROL POLICIES 4
1.1 The Ascendance of China as a Player in Global Security Politics 4
1.2 The Dynamics of Conflict in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific Region 6
1.3 German Security and Arms Control Policy towards China 9
1.4 NATO and the EU as Actors in the Area of Security Policy
and Arms Control 11
2 CHINESE POLICY IN THE FIELD OF DISARMAMENT,
ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION 13
2.1 Principles underlying Chinese Arms Control Policy 13
2.2 Ambivalences characterising Chinese Arms Control Policy 18
3 OPTIONS FOR AN ARMS CONTROL POLICY
DIALOGUE WITH CHINA 24
3.1 Promising Topics: Regional Confidence-Building, Verification,
Positive Commitments and Risk-Reduction 25
3.2 Sticky Issues: Governance and Strategic Stability 27
FINAL COMMENTS 30
List of Abbreviations 31
China‘s participation in selected disarmament,
arms control and non-proliferation regimes 32
