BEIJING - China will "take an active part in UN climate change conferences, and support the coming Durban climate change conference to achieve comprehensive and balanced results in implementing the Bali Road Map," according to a government white paper released Tuesday.

The white paper, titled China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change, stated China's basic positions in participating an upcoming UN climate change conference, which will be held in the South African city of Durban.

The Durban conference is scheduled for late November to early December this year.

The Durban conference should put into effect the consensus reached at the 2010 Cancun Climate Change Conference, determine the arrangements of relevant mechanisms, continue with the negotiations on issues left unresolved at Cancun and strive for positive results, said the white paper.

The white paper said China adheres to five-point stand in its efforts to promote progress at the Durban conference in accordance with the Bali Road Map.

China upholds the basic framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, and strictly follows the Bali Road Map.

The country sticks to the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities."

China holds fast to the principle of sustainable development.

It upholds a packaged arrangement of mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, and fund and technology supply.

The country upholds the principle that the United Nations leads climate change negotiations as well as the decision-making mechanism of reaching unanimity through consultation.

China will continue to promote international negotiations on climate change, the white paper said, adding the country will "make reasonable, fair and effective arrangements for the full, effective and continuous implementation of the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol."

"China is willing to work with the international community to ensure the success of the Durban conference," said the document.