The Information Office of China's State Council on Thursday issued a white paper titled "China's National Defense in 2010". Following is the full text of the document:
China's National Defense in 2010
Information Office of the State Council
The People's Republic of China
March 2011, Beijing
Contents
III Modernization of the People's Liberation Army
IV. Deployment of the Armed Forces
V. National Defense Mobilization and Reserve Force Building
VII. Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
IX. Military Confidence-Building
X. Arms Control and Disarmament
Appendix I Major International Exchanges of the Chinese Military (2009-2010)
Appendix II Participation in Strategic Consultations and Dialogues (2009-2010)
Appendix III Joint Exercises and Training with Foreign Armed Forces (2009-2010)
Appendix IV China's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations (As of Dec. 31, 2010)
Appendix V Participation in International Disaster Relief Activities (2009-2010)
Appendix VI Imports and Exports of Seven Major Types of Conventional Arms of the PRC (2008)
Appendix VII Imports and Exports of Seven Major Types of Conventional Arms of the PRC (2009)
Appendix VIII Major Military Laws and Regulations Issued in 2009 and 2010 by China
Preface
In the first decade of the 21st century, the international community forged ahead in a new phase of opening up and cooperation, and at the same time faced crises and changes. Sharing opportunities for development and dealing with challenges with joint efforts have become the consensus of all countries in the world. Pulling together in the time of trouble, seeking mutual benefit and engaging in win-win cooperation are the only ways for humankind to achieve common development and prosperity.
China has now stood at a new historical point, and its future and destiny has never been more closely connected with those of the international community. In the face of shared opportunities and common challenges, China maintains its commitment to the new security concepts of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and coordination. By connecting the fundamental interests of the Chinese people with the common interests of other peoples around the globe, connecting China's development with that of the world, and connecting China's security with world peace, China strives to build, through its peaceful development, a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity.
Looking into the second decade of the 21st century, China will continue to take advantage of this important period of strategic opportunities for national development, apply the Scientific Outlook on Development in depth, persevere on the path of peaceful development, pursue an independent foreign policy of peace and a national defense policy that is defensive in nature, map out both economic development and national defense in a unified manner and, in the process of building a society that is moderately affluent on a general basis, realize the unified goal of building a prosperous country and a strong military.
