Topic: Countering the Threat Posed by Improvised Explosive Devices
Country: China
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All China position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
The production and implementation of IEDs by non-state terror organizations has yielded a political climate potentially more dangerous than the world has seen in many years. The ease of availability of the components of Improvised Explosive Devices only contributes to this. The use of these weapons has caused unparalleled casualties, both civilian and military.
On many issues, the People’s Republic of China disagrees with the United States and other western nations on a deep ideological and moral basis, however both of our countries are committed to enhancing counterterrorism cooperation and finding a resolution that not only keeps Chinse safe, but the rest of the world as well. While it is true the People’s Republic of China has a number of boots on the ground in war-torn nations like Afghanistan, and shares a small border with Afghanistan as well, it is hard for China to speak substantively on this matter, for the landscape of our nation is not littered with these a devices like many middle-Eastern and other developing nations.
Of course, this doesn’t mean we don’t wish to see this issues addressed for the overall safety of our troops as well as the citizens of these said nations. The army of the People’s Republic of China has successfully developed a direct energy weapon which has the ability to render IEDs and other weapons similar useless. Yet, this technology has not been welcomed in the international community, for other western nations believe it poses a direct threat to their own military arsenals; these are claims the People’s Republic of China hold no base or sold ground.
We would like to see wide-spread usage of this technology in hotbeds of Improvised Explosive Devices in order to guarantee the safety of troops of every nation, and send a direct message to those non-state terror organizations that the international community will put up with these
