"Zhang Yan" may refer to:

* the Hong Kong writer Zhang Yan, also known by her pseudonym Xi Xi (??)

* Empress Zhang Yan (??; d. 163 BC), Western Han Dynasty empress

* Zhang Yan (Prince of Lu) (??), Western Han Dynasty prince, brother of Empress Zhang Yan

* Zhang Yan (Han Dynasty) (??), born Chu Yan (??), late Eastern Han Dynasty bandit chief

* Zhang Yan (Eastern Wu) (??; d. 266), Eastern Wu minister in the late Three Kingdoms period

* Zhang Quanyi (???; 852-926), also known as Zhang Yan (??), late Tang Dynasty / Five Dynasties warlord

* Zhang Yan (biathlete)

* Zhang Yan (figure skater)

* Zhang Yan (footballer), footballer

* Zhang Yan (painter) (??), Ming Dynasty painter

* Zhang Yan (paralympian), table tennis player

* Zhang Yan (swimmer) (born 1985), female, from China

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We should avoid actions that may lead to an escalation of the [North Korean] situation.

Far from the truth.

The report by the US State Department has turned a blind eye to China's considerable efforts in the field of arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation.

This commitment has never changed and will remain unchanged in the future. That's an important policy and stance of China on the issue of nuclear weapons.

Like other countries in the world, there are various sorts of comments and guesses on China's military expenditure. But I believe to know the official statistics, you must get them from the official channel.

The Chinese Government has solemnly declared that it would not be the first to use nuclear weapons at any time and in any circumstance.

This promise has never changed and will not change in the future.

On relevant countries' development of missile defense system, China's stance is: We think it will affect global stability, international strategic stability, relations between nations and regional security.

China is a positive and constructive force of safeguarding peace and promoting development ... China's development is not a threat but an opportunity.