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The Trend and Implications of the Publication of China's Defense and Security White Papers

  • Korea and Global Affairs
  • Abbr : KGA
  • 2019, 3(1), pp.39-76
  • DOI : 10.22718/kga.2019.3.1.002
  • Publisher : Korea Institute of Politics and Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : January 28, 2019
  • Accepted : March 11, 2019
  • Published : March 31, 2019

Kang-nyeong Kim 1

1조화정치연구원

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This paper is to analyze the trend and implications of the publication of China's defense and security white papers. To this end the paper is composed of 5 chapters titled instruction; publication details and composition of China's defense and security white paper; the gist of the white paper on national defense and security during the Chinese president Xi Jinping era; the implications of Chinese white paper on national defense and security during the Chinese president Xi Jinping era; and conclusion. The Chinese Ministry of National Defense had published seven books every two years since 1998 to 2010. In 1995, the ministry published a white paper titled‘China's arms control and disarmament’ for the first time. In 2013, it published a white paper titled ‘The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces’ and‘China's Military Strategy’ in 2015. All have the common characteristic of being a propaganda policy reflecting China's strategic calculations. It seems that China has began to publish defense white papers in a proactive manner, due to the following factors: ①pressure on China to demand military transparency from neighboring countries such as the United States; ②the erosion of the‘China threat.’ and ③confidence in the achievement of China's military modernization. The‘active defensive strategy’ and the‘strong defense strategy’ of Si Jinping are implied in the words“China’s dream is a dream of a powerful country and dream of a strong nation is essential to construct a strong nation.”His these strategies have raised security concerns for neighboring countries. We need to maintain and reinforce strong ROK-US security cooperation, and hedging strategies to harmoniously promote ROK-China economic cooperation.

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