13 January 1993

China signed Chemical Weapons Convention

On January 13, 1993, China signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

The signing conference was held in Paris, France, and China's representative was its Foreign Minister Qian Qichen (錢其琛).

The Chemical Weapons Convention is the world's first multilateral disarmament agreement, aiming at the comprehensive prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons with mass destruction capabilities.

As a victim of chemical weapons, China actively participated in the negotiations of this convention and made significant contributions to its successful conclusion.

After the convention came into effect, in order to better safeguard national interests, China also officially established a Permanent Mission to the OPCW in May 1997, with the Ambassador to the Netherlands also serving as the Permanent Representative, to liaise and negotiate with the OPCW and the delegations of other states parties on matters related to the convention on behalf of the Chinese government.

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