Book offers insider's guide to nation's security policies

Xiong Guangkai's The International Situation and Security Strategy provides a military angle to examine the current state of international affairs and its prospects based on the requirements of China's diplomacy in the new era.

The former chairman of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies, with the military title of general, was a senior consultant to national policy making. He understands how China's leaders interpret world events and how national security policies are formulated.

The book looks closely at the formulation and evolution of China's diplomatic security policy on the basis of its national security concerns, elaborating the distinct diplomatic philosophy of China.