China’s first comprehensive national defense white paper released three ＂never＂ features.

　　CCTV News:On the morning of 24th, the State Council Press Office published a white paper entitled "China’s National Defense in the New Era". The white paper comprehensively and systematically introduces the characteristics, important principles and basic connotation of China’s defensive national defense policy in the new era, expounds for the first time the mission and task of the "four strategic supports" of China’s army in the new era, fully expounds the distinctive features of China’s national defense in the new era, never seeking hegemony, never expanding and never seeking spheres of influence, fully expounds the reasonable and moderate defense expenditure of China, and fully expounds the world significance of China’s army development in the new era and the positive contribution made by China’s army to promoting the construction of a community of human destiny.

　　The white paper points out that today’s world is experiencing a great change that has never happened in a century. The world’s multi-polarization, economic globalization, social informationization and cultural diversity are developing in depth. The trend of the times of "peace, development, cooperation and win-win" is irreversible, but the instability and uncertainty faced by international security are more prominent. The international strategic pattern has profoundly evolved, the security situation in the Asia-Pacific region is generally stable, the risks and challenges facing China’s national security cannot be ignored, the international military competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and the world is not peaceful.

　　The white paper points out that China will unswervingly pursue a defensive national defense policy. The fundamental goal of China’s national defense in the new era is to resolutely defend national sovereignty and security and develop interests. Its distinctive feature is that it will never seek hegemony, expansion and sphere of influence. Its strategic guidance is to implement the military strategic policy of the new era. Its development path is to stick to the road of strengthening the army with China characteristics, and its world significance is to serve and build a community of human destiny.

　　The white paper points out that in the new era, China’s army has resolutely fulfilled the mission entrusted by the Party and the people in accordance with the strategic requirements of national security and development, and provided strategic support for consolidating the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and socialist system, defending national sovereignty and unifying territorial integrity, safeguarding national overseas interests and promoting world peace and development.

　　The white paper points out that in the new era, China has comprehensively promoted the modernization of national defense and the armed forces, comprehensively deepened the reform of national defense and the armed forces, reshaped the leadership and command system, optimized the scale structure and strength, promoted the reform of the military policy system, adjusted and reformed the arms and services and the armed police force, promoted the all-round construction of national defense and the armed forces, and made historic steps to strengthen the army and revitalize it.

　　The white paper points out that China’s armed forces faithfully practice the concept of a community of human destiny, firmly uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, promote the construction of a new security partnership featuring equality, mutual trust and win-win cooperation, promote the construction of a regional security cooperation framework, properly handle territorial issues and maritime delimitation disputes, actively provide international public security products, and strive to contribute to the construction of a beautiful world with lasting peace and universal security.

　　The white paper emphasizes that China’s national defense in the new era, under the guidance of the supreme leader’s thought of strengthening the army, will March courageously towards the grand goal of building a world-class army in an all-round way along the road of strengthening the army with China characteristics. China’s army has the determination, confidence and ability to overcome all threats and challenges, provide strong strategic support for realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and make new and greater contributions to serving and building a community of human destiny.

　　The White Paper "China’s National Defense in the New Era" was published in eight languages, namely, Chinese, English, French, Russian, German, Spanish, Arabic and Japanese. It was published by People’s Publishing House and foreign languages press respectively and distributed in Xinhua Bookstore nationwide.