A Holistic Approach to National Security

In the decision made at its fourth plenary session in October 2019, the 19th Central Committee of the CPC emphasized the need to take a holistic approach to national security. Through this approach, a full spectrum of security issues is assessed. The people’s security is taken as a prioritized mission, political security as a fundamental task, economic security as the foundation, and military, scientific, technological, cultural and public security as factors enabling the full-fledged framework and capabilities of national security.

This holistic approach calls for a focus on both internal and external security. Internally, it is essential to promote development, continue reform, maintain stability, and create a safe environment. Externally, we should promote international peace, seek cooperation and mutual benefit, and strive to bring harmony to the world.

Homeland security and the security of our citizens are both of paramount importance. All initiatives taken in this respect will be people-centered and implemented for the people, on the basis of the people’s needs, and with the support of the people. Security issues, both traditional and non-traditional, will be taken into account. The national security system we envisage will integrate political security, homeland security, military security, economic security, cultural security, public security, scientific and technological security, information security, eco-environmental security, resources security, and nuclear security.

Development issues will be considered in tandem with security issues. Development provides a basis for security, whereas security constitutes a necessary condition for development. Our national security must also be viewed in the context of international security. For the sake of the international community and our shared future, weshould all work toward our goal of satisfying the world’s security needs in a way that is beneficial to all.

總體國(guó)家安全觀

2019年10月，中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨十九屆四中全會(huì)《決定》提出，堅(jiān)持總體國(guó)家安全觀，以人民安全為宗旨，以政治安全為根本，以經(jīng)濟(jì)安全為基礎(chǔ)，以軍事、科技、文化、社會(huì)安全為保障，健全國(guó)家安全體系，增強(qiáng)國(guó)家安全能力。總體國(guó)家安全觀要求：既重視外部安全，又重視內(nèi)部安全，對(duì)內(nèi)求發(fā)展、求變革、求穩(wěn)定、建設(shè)平安中國(guó)，對(duì)外求和平、求合作、求共贏、建設(shè)和諧世界；既重視國(guó)土安全，又重視國(guó)民安全，堅(jiān)持以民為本、以人為本，堅(jiān)持國(guó)家安全一切為了人民、一切依靠人民，真正夯實(shí)國(guó)家安全的群眾基礎(chǔ)；既重視傳統(tǒng)安全，又重視非傳統(tǒng)安全，構(gòu)建集政治安全、國(guó)土安全、軍事安全、經(jīng)濟(jì)安全、文化安全、社會(huì)安全、科技安全、信息安全、生態(tài)安全、資源安全、核安全等于一體的國(guó)家安全體系；既重視發(fā)展問(wèn)題，又重視安全問(wèn)題，發(fā)展是安全的基礎(chǔ)，安全是發(fā)展的條件；既重視自身安全，又重視共同安全，打造命運(yùn)共同體，推動(dòng)各方朝著互利互惠、共同安全的目標(biāo)相向而行。