China will Join UN Arms Trade Treaty, 'Enhance' World Peace
China voted to adopt a decision on joining the UN Arms Trade Treaty that is designed to control the flow of weapons into conflict zones.
It comes after US announced plans last year to pull the United States out of the agreement which entered into force in 2014.
The US Senate never ratified the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty
The treaty requires member countries to keep records of international transfers of weapons and to prohibit cross-border shipments that could be used in human rights violations or attacks on civilians.
A study in January by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said China is now the second largest arms producer in the world, behind the US.
China voted to adopt a decision on joining the UN Arms Trade Treaty that is designed to control the flow of weapons into conflict zones.
It comes after US announced plans last year to pull the United States out of the agreement which entered into force in 2014.
The US Senate never ratified the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty
The treaty requires member countries to keep records of international transfers of weapons and to prohibit cross-border shipments that could be used in human rights violations or attacks on civilians.
A study in January by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said China is now the second largest arms producer in the world, behind the US.
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