Strategic Thinking on the Path of National Security with Chi-nese Characteristics
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping has stressed,in a creative perspec-tive,pursuing a holistic approach to national security and adhering to the path of national security with Chinese characteristics.These two aspects are synergistic and inseparable.Compared with other major global powers,China is embarking on a path of national security that incorporates distinctive Chinese characteristics.Different from the approach of the United States that seeks international expansion and hegemony while pursuing national security,China is committed to maintaining the common security of the world and building a community with a shared future for mankind.Different from the ap-proach of Russia that prioritizes national security over everything else,China attaches more importance to the coordination of development and security.Different from the approaches of Europe and Japan that entrust their national security to other countries,China has always adhered to the principle of independence and self-reliance.An essential feature of the path of national security with Chinese characteristics is that it considers people's security,political security,and the supremacy of national interests as an indivisi-ble whole.Moreover,China will remain committed to peaceful development while standing firm for its own interests.China will continue to coordinate development and security and lay equal stress on upholding an independent foreign policy and building a community with a shared future for mankind.To make solid strides on the path of national security with Chinese characteristics,the fundamental task will be upholding a holistic approach to national security and implement-ing the"ten upholds."
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