China urges Israel to join nuclear non-proliferation treaty

A Chinese representative urged Israel to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at a United Nations meeting held in New York City on Monday.

Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, made the appeal at the sixth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction.

"The Middle East continues to experience protracted tensions, with conflicts and confrontations escalating one after another. Establishing a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons will help curb the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, uphold the authority and effectiveness of the international non-proliferation regime, reduce the risks of arms races and armed conflicts, enhance mutual trust among regional countries, and provide an important institutional guarantee for lasting peace and stability in the region," said Geng.

He put forward China's three-point position: striving for common security, upholding the international non-proliferation regime and maintaining the right direction.

"Israel, as the only non-party to the NPT in the Middle East, should accede to the Treaty as a non-nuclear-weapon State at an early date, place all its nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards, and commit not to attack the nuclear facilities of other countries. A certain major country should abandon its double standards and negative practices in the field of non-proliferation, stop obstructing relevant UN conference processes, stop allowing its regional allies to remain outside the international nuclear non-proliferation regime for long, stop suppressing the legitimate right of non-nuclear-weapon States to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the name of non-proliferation, and stop resorting to unilateral measures to address non-proliferation issues. Instead, it should create favorable conditions for the establishment of such a zone in the Middle East," Geng said.

The NPT, signed in 1968 and effective since March 5, 1970, is the only treaty that contains legally binding commitments to pursuing nuclear disarmament. A total of 191 states have joined the treaty, including the five nuclear-weapon states, making the NPT the most widely adhered to multilateral disarmament agreement.

China urges Israel to join nuclear non-proliferation treaty

The two-day 2025 Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Conference concluded on Friday in Shanghai, where multiple globally leading "China solutions" took center stage.

Under the theme "Brain connects the world, wisdom gathers in Shanghai," the event gathered research teams from major universities, leading industry developers, and experts across the BCI sector to strengthen the connection between research, application, and policy.

As part of the event, the first BCI competition featured four categories—fatigue detection, emotion recognition, brain-controlled robotic cars, and brain-controlled robotic arms - with 40 out of nearly 100 teams from across China received prizes.

In the BCI Industry Innovation Exhibition Zone, more than a dozen frontier-tech companies presented cutting-edge technologies ranging from key components to comprehensive system-level solutions.

Exhibits spanned the entire technology chain, from underlying hardware to clinical applications, covering fields such as sleep intervention, mental illness treatment, and rehabilitation for degenerative diseases—highlighting the latest trends in BCI development.

"We completed the first domestic clinical trial this March, and next year we will launch large-scale clinical trials," said an exhibitor named Chen Yaoxu.

Shanghai has established China's first future industry cluster dedicated to BCI technologies. During the conference, several new innovation platforms—including a BCI service platform and a joint laboratory for digital neuromedicine - were inaugurated.

"We are guided by clinical needs and clinical scenarios. At the same time, we are opening high-quality EEG datasets for enterprises to support their algorithm research and guide them in developing concrete products that truly address real-world needs," said Wang Zhuoyao, BCI Project manager of Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission.

Shanghai conference highlights China's cutting-edge brain-computer interface innovations