Yang Yujun, spokesman for the Defense Ministry, talks to the media after a news conference on the release of the first white paper on military strategy in Beijing on Tuesday. Zhang Wei / China Daily
Beijing issued its first white paper on military strategy on Tuesday, stressing "active defense" and highlighting more efforts on navy-building.
Premier Li Keqiang, in a speech to Latin American and Caribbean diplomats on Monday, urged greater cooperation in building industrial capacity, which he promoted as a way to boost the economy and end the global recession.
China has begun to construct two multifunctional lighthouses in the South China Sea to improve navigational safety, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday.
China's new defense strategy white paper is the country's latest effort to improve its military transparency, and demonstrates its sincerity in sharing its new perceptions on security, national defense and military strategy with the rest of the world.
Editor's Note: The Information Office of the State Council published on Tuesday a white paper on China's military strategy. Following is the full text:
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Real Madrid fired coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday as the popular Italian paid for a disappointing season without a major trophy.
Two new books in China are telling readers what to expect from an Internet Plus future, Xing Yi reports.
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