The some 9-thousand word paper has rolled out a roadmap for the Chinese army's active defense strategy.
Researcher with the Academy of Military Science of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Wen Bing, who took part in drafting the paper, explains further.
"Compared with the previous documents, this year's white paper offers a comprehensive interpretation of the country's guiding principles for a military strategy. Particularly, the paper indicates the strategic guidance should shift from efforts to contain crises and wars to efforts to establish a beneficial security posture. This indicates that the focus on military strategy is defense in an active state."
The white paper introduced Chi
