China believes that the most direct and effective way to achieve this purpose in the new century is to negotiate and bring into being a new international legal instrument, in addition to continued strict compliance with the existing ones.

• 中国认为，在新的世纪防止外空武器化、防止外空军备竞赛，最为直接、有效的办法是在严格遵守现有适用于外空的双边和多边协定的基础上，谈判缔结新的国际法律文书。