Another name for an important document or report with a white cover officially published by the government or parliament. Documents in different countries have their usual colors, and the cover is white, which is called white paper. For example, the Statement on US-China Relations issued by the United States in August 1949 is a white paper. The cover is blue, called blue book (such as Britain); The red one is called the little red book (such as Spain); Use yellow, called yellow book (such as France); Use green, called green book (such as Italy) and so on. White paper and blue book are the most used countries, especially the white paper has become an internationally recognized official document. However, a country can use multiple document cover colors. For example, Japan's annual defense report uses a white paper, called the defense white paper, while its annual diplomatic report uses a blue book, called the diplomatic blue book.
A white paper can be a book or an article. As an official document, the white paper represents the government's position, paying attention to clear facts, clear positions, standardized writing, concise words and no literary color. White papers can be series. For example, China's national defense white paper is published every two years from 1998. It may also be released in a specific environment. For example, in order to refute the western countries' attacks on China's human rights policy, China published several white papers on the human rights situation in China.
In addition, some official annual reports, materials or summaries were not published in the form of white papers, and were later renamed as white papers to show authority and expand influence. For example, the book China Diplomacy, which was edited by the Policy Research Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and introduced China's diplomatic work and foreign relations in the past year, was originally named "An Overview of China's Diplomacy" and later renamed "China Diplomacy". Since 2004, it is commensurate with the white paper.
The "leather book" originated from a specific report of a government department on a specific issue. Usually this kind of report is printed without any modification, and the cover is black and white, so it is called "white paper". In many countries, it has become a common practice for governments to use "white papers" when releasing reports. For example, China published the White Paper on Regional Ethnic Autonomy in China and the White Paper on National Defense in China in 2004. In addition, some countries use "red book", "blue book" and "green book". The nature of "official interpretation" of Northern Book also makes it often associated with "authority".
At present, a large number of research institutions borrow the authoritative meaning of "preparation" and give some research reports the name of "preparation". These "leather books" come from experts, scholars or professionals in scientific research institutions and express their understanding and cognition of politics, economy and society in reality or in the future. Their views and opinions are representative and authoritative to some extent. There is no special regulation on the color of the "leather book", which can be meaningless or combined with the content of the book. In addition, there are some books on the market that use "leather books" in their titles, just borrowing this concept.
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The white paper was originally named because the cover and text of the book are white. English "white paper" and Chinese "white paper" are both translated into white papers. But there is a difference between the two. In Britain, a "white paper" mainly refers to a short report published by the government. Any topic, any organization can also be used for political official statements containing background materials.
The White Paper is longer, more important and more substantial. Mainly official reports on major issues. In addition to Britain, other countries often use "white papers" and "white papers" indiscriminately. 1965 In April, Britain published the "White Paper on Gibraltar" in the form of "White Paper" with a white cover.
Japan, South Korea and other countries are also called "white papers", which are also borrowed from documents and refer to records and declarations. , such as "Wandering White Book".