From 6 to 9 October, the 113th Session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was held in The Hague, the Netherlands. Ms LYU Xiaodong, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the OPCW, led the Chinese delegation to the session.

The Chinese delegation actively advocated the four major global initiatives, and made deliberations on China's achievements in high-quality implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and its important contributions to international cooperation. China emphasised the important concern of the international community over the serious delay in the destruction of Japanese Abandoned Chemical Weapons in China, and urged Japan to atone for its historical crimes, earnestly assume the international legal obligation of full-chain disposal of the Japanese Abandoned Chemical Weapons in China, and destroy them in a clean and thorough manner as soon as possible. Participating parties expressed understanding and support for China’s position.

The Chinese delegation elaborated its positions on chemical weapons hotspot issues, biotoxins, budget for 2027, emerging technologies and other issues.