摘要
Founded in June 1985 by various concerned mass organizations and prominent personages from all walks of life,the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament(CPAPD)is the largest nationwide non-governmental peace association with a total of 25 influential member organizations in China.The objectives of the CPAPD are to promote mutual understanding,friendship and cooperation between the peoples of China and the rest of the world in joint efforts to maintain world peace,oppose arms race and war,achieve arms control and disarmament,strive for complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction,protect ecological environment,and promote social harmony and sustainable development.
