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(1) On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the establishment of the United Nations, China and Russia emphasized the importance of maintaining and consolidating global strategic stability. Given the severe challenges facing international society in the fields of international and regional security, the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to the spirit and principles of the joint document signed on global strategic stability and further declared the following: Both countries believe that the fate of all nations is intertwined, and no country can ensure its own security at the expense of another country's security. They called on all countries to adhere to the principles of equal and indivisible global and regional security, to make every effort to eliminate conflicts between nations, and to build a comprehensive, integrated, and sustainable global security together. The two countries stressed the importance of maintaining constructive great power relations in solving global strategic problems. Nuclear-armed countries have a special responsibility for international security and global strategic stability and should abandon the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game and refrain from taking actions that pose strategic risks. They should resolve their concerns through equal dialogue and mutual respect, increase trust, and avoid dangerous miscalculations. Unfortunately, not all nuclear-armed countries adhere to this stance. The two countries expressed concern that nuclear-armed countries' relations have escalated to the point of direct military conflict, strategic issues and challenges abound, and the risk of a nuclear conflict has increased. The destructive and expansionary nature of new and old military alliances and the establishment or expansion of permanent military bases by some nuclear-armed countries in sensitive areas around other nuclear-armed countries pose significant strategic risks. The deployment of military facilities and advanced attack and defensive weapons is increasing, which can be used not only for anti-missile defense but also for strategic missions, including "decapitation" operations, raising serious concerns. The plans and actions of some nuclear-armed countries to deploy short-range missiles in other countries are also concerning, with their short flight times, wide coverage, and targeting of other nuclear-armed countries' internal targets. Furthermore, some military alliances and coalitions within and outside of nuclear-armed countries are accelerating the development, procurement, and deployment of long-range missiles and similar systems under the pretext of "deep precision strikes," "kill chains," and "enhanced counterattack capabilities." The two countries strongly condemn this provocative behavior that undermines regional stability and global security. The US's "America's Shield" plan aims to build an unrestricted, multi-layered, and multi-domain missile defense system that can counter all types of missile threats, including those from a peer competitor, which severely undermines strategic stability. The plan completely and utterly rejects the core principle of maintaining the indivisibility of strategic offensive and defensive weapons, which is essential for global strategic stability. Additionally, the plan provides further assistance for the development of dynamic and non-dynamic means to strike missiles and their supporting facilities, achieving "active suppression of launch." The plan openly advocates for a significant increase in space-based military capabilities, including the development and deployment of orbital intercept systems, weaponizing space, and making it a battleground for armed confrontation, exacerbating the situation. The two countries oppose the attempt by any country to weaponize space for armed confrontation and oppose security policies and activities aimed at achieving military superiority and defining space as a combat zone. The two countries advocate for the rapid launch of a legally binding multilateral document based on the Chinese-Russian draft on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Use of Outer Space for Military Purposes, or Threaten Their Use, to prevent space arms racing, space weaponization, and the prevention of the use or threat of force against outer space objects or through outer space objects. To maintain world peace, ensure equal and indivisible national security, and improve the predictability and sustainability of space exploration and use, the two countries support the global promotion of the initiative/political commitment not to deploy weapons in outer space first. The two countries condemn the use of commercial space systems to interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign states, intervene in the armed conflicts of other countries, and express concern that certain nuclear-armed countries have taken provocative actions that pose security threats to other nuclear-armed countries, particularly under the framework of military alliances and coalitions. These actions include further advancing "extended deterrence" and "nuclear sharing" arrangements, conducting joint actions with non-nuclear-armed allies, using forward-deployed nuclear weapons and/or other nuclear weapons, activating allied bases, allied-operated dual-use platforms, and/or allied-owned conventional forces and equipment, including more advanced missiles and anti-missile systems. This easily leads to regional and global arms racing and escalates tensions. The two countries emphasize that preventing nuclear-armed countries from engaging in armed conflict and reducing the accumulated conflict risks between nuclear-armed countries are top priorities, which should be implemented comprehensively and equally, focusing on eliminating the root causes of these contradictions and considering all major factors affecting global strategic