Foreword
I. The International Security Situation
II. National Defense Policy
III. National Defense Construction
Defense System Military Legislative Work Defense Expenditure Reducing Military Personnel Participating in and Supporting National Construction Stationing a Garrison in Hong Kong
IV. International Security Cooperation
Foreign Military Contacts Promoting Confidence-Building Measures Regional Security Cooperation Participating in the UN Peace-Keeping Operations
V. Arms Control and Disarmament
The Issue of Nuclear Weapons The Issue of Chemical and Biological Weapons The Issue of Keeping Outer Space Weapon-Free The Issue of Anti-Personnel Landmines Control of the Export of Sensitive Materials and Military Equipment
Information Office of the State Council Of the People's Republic of China July 1998, Beijing