21世纪的头十年，国际社会在开放与合作中发展，在危机与变革中前行。共同分享发展机遇，共同应对各种挑战，已成为各国的广泛共识。同舟共济、互利共赢，是实现人类共同发展繁荣的必由之路。

    中国已经站在新的历史起点上，中国的前途命运与世界的前途命运更加密不可分。面对共同的机遇和挑战，中国坚持互信、互利、平等、协作的新安全观，把中国人民的根本利益与世界人民的共同利益联系起来，把中国的发展与世界的发展联系起来，把中国的安全与世界的和平联系起来，努力以自身的和平发展推动建设持久和平、共同繁荣的和谐世界。

In the first decade of the 21st century, the international community forged ahead in a new phase of opening up and cooperation, and at the same time faced crises and changes. Sharing opportunities for development and dealing with challenges with joint efforts have become the consensus of all countries in the world. Pulling together in the time of trouble, seeking mutual benefit and engaging in win-win cooperation are the only ways for humankind to achieve common development and prosperity.

China has now stood at a new historical point, and its future and destiny has never been more closely connected with those of the international community. In the face of shared opportunities and common challenges, China maintains its commitment to the new security concepts of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and coordination. By connecting the fundamental interests of the Chinese people with the common interests of other peoples around the globe, connecting China's development with that of the world, and connecting China's security with world peace, China strives to build, through its peaceful development, a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity.

    面向21世纪的第二个十年，中国将继续抓住国家发展的重要战略机遇期，深入贯彻落实科学发展观，坚持走和平发展道路，奉行独立自主的和平外交政策和防御性国防政策，统筹经济建设和国防建设，在全面建设小康社会进程中实现富国和强军的统一。

一、安全形势

    当前，国际形势正在发生新的深刻复杂变化。经济全球化、世界多极化、社会信息化进程不可逆转，和平、发展、合作的时代潮流不可阻挡，但国际战略竞争和矛盾也在发展，全球性挑战更加突出，安全威胁的综合性、复杂性、多变性日益明显。

Looking into the second decade of the 21st century, China will continue to take advantage of this important period of strategic opportunities for national development, apply the Scientific Outlook on Development in depth, persevere on the path of peaceful development, pursue an independent foreign policy of peace and a national defense policy that is defensive in nature, map out both economic development and national defense in a unified manner and, in the process of building a society that is moderately affluent on a general basis, realize the unified goal of building a prosperous country and a strong military.

I. The Security Situation

The international situation is currently undergoing profound and complex changes. The progress toward economic globalization and a multi-polar world is irreversible, as is the advance toward informationization of society. The current trend toward peace, development and cooperation is irresistible. But, international strategic competition and contradictions are intensifying, global challenges are becoming more prominent, and security threats are becoming increasingly integrated, complex and volatile.