In 1978 at the First Special Session on Disarmament of the United Nations, China proposed that, as the two superpowers had more nuclear and conventional arms than any other country, they must take the lead in disarmament.

• 中国在1978年联合国第一届裁军特别大会上提出：两个超级大国不论是核军备还是常规军备都大大超过其他任何国家，必须率先采取裁军行动。