1. Accelerating national defense construction is only to safeguard national sovereignty.
China's national defense force is getting stronger and stronger, and some outside voices are skeptical about the purpose of China's national defense construction, and think that China's military development direction is expansionary. The white paper points out that the fundamental goal of China's national defense in the new era is to resolutely defend national sovereignty, security and development interests, while the distinctive feature of China's national defense in the new era is to never seek hegemony, expansion and sphere of influence.
Second, contribute to the construction of the same body of human destiny.
China's army will actively contribute to building a community of human destiny, which is the world significance of China's national defense in the new era. China's national defense is not only to safeguard its own sovereign territorial security and corresponding rights and interests, but also to safeguard regional stability and world peace. In order to build the same body of human destiny, we also need a strong national defense force as a support, and we need to carry out sustainable development in combination with reality.
Third, the coordinated growth of defense expenditure and national fiscal expenditure is a trend.
Since the founding of New China 70 years ago, China has never waged any war or conflict. Since the reform and opening-up, China has devoted itself to promoting world peace and has taken the initiative to reduce the number of military personnel by more than 4 million. China's national defense construction and development has always focused on meeting the legitimate needs of its own security, and has always been the growth of world peace forces.
Extended data:
The basic characteristics of national defense:
First, the integrity of national interests.
The fundamental interests of the country are embodied in two aspects: security and development. The security problem is mainly to solve the problem of survival and non-invasion; Development mainly solves the problems of construction and external environment in peacetime.
The acquisition and guarantee of security and development rights depends on national defense strength. Only a safe and stable domestic and international environment can the country develop; Only with development can national security and national defense be built and consolidated. They are complementary organic whole.
Second, the diversity of forms of struggle.
War is the most basic and highest manifestation of national defense struggle, but national defense struggle is not only a contest of military strength, but also includes other forms such as politics, economy and diplomacy.
Third, the multi-level nature of national defense objectives.
Due to the different national interests and strategies of different countries, the differences in military strength and comprehensive national strength make modern national defense present a multi-level target system.
People's Daily Online-Experts Interpret the White Paper on National Defense: Let the World Treat China's National Defense Correctly