Importance of security

A country as big and populous as China can never attach too much importance to its national security, especially when domestic and external uncertainties are on the increase.

The National Security Commission headed by Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, which was unveiled on Friday, can be understood to be the top authorities' awareness of the importance of national security to the country's overall development.

It is not that the previous leadership paid less attention to this issue. It is because China has entered a special stage with historical opportunities for its development, but at the same time both national and international security issues have become increasingly complicated and call for particular policies that target not just the symptoms but also the root causes of some security threats.