should act as a deterrent to possible violations of the convention and contribute to timely detection and correction of such acts once they do occur. Such a challenge inspection régime will strengthen the effectiveness of the convention and confidence in it. Secondly, I would like to point out that the principal objective of the convention is to enhance international peace and the security of all States through the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of chemical weapons. The sole purpose of verification, including challenge inspection, is to serve the realization of the principles and objectives of the convention. To this end, it should strictly function within the scope of the convention to ensure effective compliance. However, any abuse of the highly intrusive challenge inspection procedure, any attempt to use challenge inspection to unduly interfere in the political, economic, military, technical or other fields of the security of States parties that have nothing to do with the purposes and objectives of the CW convention, would not only infringe upon the rights and interests of the States parties, but would also endanger the very existence of the convention. Hence it is necessary to stress the principles governing verification unanimously adopted by UNDC and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1988. In these principles it is expressly stipulated that requests for inspections "should be used only for the purposes of the determination of compliance, care being taken to avoid abuses", and that verification arrangements should "avoid unduly interfering with the internal affairs of States parties or other States, or jeopardizing their economic, CD/PV.551 7 (Mr, Hou. China) technological and social development ”. These important principles are without doubt applicable to all forms of verification of international disarmament agreements, the highly intrusive challenge inspection being no exception. Thirdly, given the complex realities in current international relations 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the principles and objectives of the Chemical Weapons Convention, focusing on the role of verification and challenge inspection in ensuring compliance and preventing violations. While it doesn't directly relate to economic development, natural resources, or other specific fields, it highlights the importance of balancing verification measures with the need to avoid interference in the internal affairs of states and to ensure the continued existence of the convention.

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International relations, Science and technology