NEWS BRIEFS / China

EU welcomes Beijing's accession to Arms Trade Treaty

08/07/2020 (Agence Europe) – The EEAS spokesperson welcomed China's accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on Tuesday 7 July. “China, an important arms exporter, contributes to the advancement of the Treaty’s objectives to regulate the international trade in conventional arms, to prevent and eradicate the illicit trade in conventional arms and ammunition, and to prevent their diversion”, the spokesperson said in a statement, adding that one of the objectives of the ATT was...