Safeguard the New Development Dynamic with a New Security Architecture

Safeguard the New Development Dynamic with a New Security Architecture*

May 30, 2023

We must fully apply the guiding principles established by our Party at its 20th National Congress in 2022. We should build a thorough understanding of the complex security threats and challenges we face, identify major issues, and expedite the modernization of the national security system and capacity. Our goals are to safeguard the new development dynamic with a new security architecture, and to achieve substantial progress in our endeavors to reinforce national security.

The Central Commission for National Security is assertive in its attitude to its work. It has adopted a holistic approach to national security which it continues to refine. It has steadily improved the leadership, legal, strategy, and policy systems for national security. As a result, the coordination mechanisms for national security are working well, and a basic national security system is in place across the country, with security units operating within local Party committees. National security has been improved, as the country’s sovereignty, security, and development interests have been safeguarded effectively.

The challenges we face in our national security work have become increasingly complex and daunting. We must build a strong sense of strategic confidence in national security, a firm belief in our ability to succeed, and a clear understanding of our strengths and advantages. To do this, we must have a plan in place for worst-case scenarios or extreme situations, and be ready to withstand high winds, rough waters, and dangerous storms. We should accelerate the modernization of our national security system and capacity, with a focus on practical measures and combat effectiveness. Greater attention must be paid to improving coordination, increasing efficiency, applying the rule of law, empowering development through science and technology, and strengthening the fundamentals, as we foster closer connectivity and integration across all dimensions of our national security work.

We must guarantee the new development dynamic with a new security architecture, and create an external security environment that is conducive to China’s development. We will continue the policy of opening up while ensuring security, and facilitate the deeper integration of development and security. Guided by innovative theories, we should refine our methodologies and strategies for safeguarding and shaping national security. We must optimize the configuration of national security resources and facilitate the application of science and technology. We should adopt a multifaceted approach to our comprehensive response to national security risks, with real-time monitoring and timely early warnings.

To ensure national security, we must implement the decisions and plans of the Central Committee adopted at the Party’s 20th National Congress. We must safeguard political security, strengthen cyberspace, data, and artificial intelligence security governance, accelerate the establishment of a risk monitoring and early warning system, advance the rule of law in national security, and intensify our efforts to raise public awareness of national security.

* Main points of the speech at the first meeting of the Commission for National Security under the 20th CPC Central Committee.

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