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Building a Peaceful China is an integral part of the Chinese
modernization drive. We must remain steadfast in applying a holistic

approach to national security and follow a socialist path of social governance
with Chinese characteristics to ensure that our society is both full of vitality
and in good order.

49. Improving the national security system
We should consolidate our centralized, unified, high-performing, and
authoritative leadership system for national security, act faster to develop a

new security architecture, and enhance our strategic initiative to safeguard
and shape national security. Guided by our strategies, leveraging policy
instruments and law-based safeguards, and aiming at mitigating risks, we

should improve the legal, strategy, policy, and risk management systems for
national security. Mechanisms for coordinating national security efforts in key
sectors and projects should be improved to ensure more efficient response to

emergencies and changes.
With the responsibility system for national security fully functioning, we
should promote interaction and coordination among all elements across the

entire security chain to generate systemic synergy. We should refine
mechanisms for ensuring national security in foreign affairs, establish our
systems for ensuring overseas security, and step up our fight against foreign

sanctions, interference, and long-arm jurisdiction. We should strengthen
international law enforcement cooperation on security and promote better
global security governance. We should raise public awareness of national

security to build a strong public line of defense.
50. Building up national security capacity in key sectors
We must develop tried and tested national security capabilities, placing

emphasis on the aspects of security that are essential to the enduring peace
and stability of our country, the sound and stable development of our
economy, and the wellbeing of our people, and with political security as the
top priority.

The fundamentals underpinning national security must be consolidated.
To this end, we should ensure the security of food, energy and resources, key

industrial and supply chains, and major infrastructure; step up efforts to
explore, develop, and build reserves of strategic mineral resources; promote
the efficient and safe use of water resources; ensure the security of strategic
corridors; and continue to develop our strategic hinterland and ensure

backup plans for key industries.

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