A Profound Understanding of the Theoretical and Practical Power of the Overall National Security Concept

Today is the seventh National Security Education Day. General Secretary Xi Jinping creatively put forward the overall national security concept at the first meeting of the Central National Security Committee on April 15, 2014. He pointed out: "At present, the connotation and extension of my country's national security are richer than at any time in history, the field of time and space is broader than at any time in history, and the internal and external factors are more complicated than at any time in history. People's security is the purpose, political security is the foundation, economic security is the foundation, military, cultural, and social security is the guarantee, and the promotion of international security is the basis, walk out of a national security road with Chinese characteristics." The purpose, foundation, foundation, guarantee and support in this important exposition constitute the "five elements" of the overall national security concept ". At the same time, General Secretary Xi Jinping also emphasized the need to properly handle the "five pairs of relationships", namely, the relationship between external security and internal security, the relationship between homeland security and national security, the relationship between traditional security and non-traditional security, the relationship between development issues and security issues, The relationship between self-security and common security reveals the scientific method of practicing the overall national security concept.
Since then, the overall national security concept has become the theoretical guidance of China's national security work in the new era, and has been enriched and perfected in practice. In October 2017, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China incorporated the adherence to the overall national security concept into the basic strategy of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and wrote it into the party constitution. In October 2020, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee took overall development and security as an important part of the guiding ideology of economic and social development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and historically placed security in the position of equal emphasis on development. In December 2020, the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held the 26th collective study on doing a good job in national security work, reflecting the great importance attached by the CPC Central Committee to national security work. General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the important requirement of "ten persistence" on the implementation of the overall concept of national security, which is a systematic integration and refinement of the overall concept of national security. It marks the formal formation of a set of interlocking and progressive theoretical systems. In November 2021, the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China passed the ''Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Party's Major Achievements and Historical Experience'', which listed the maintenance of national security as one of the 13 major achievements since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. One, and proposed "coordinating development and security, coordinating traditional security and non-traditional security, coordinating self-security and common security, coordinating the maintenance of national security and shaping national security", that is, the "five overall plans", the overall concept of national security has been further sublimated. As a result, the "five elements", "five pairs of relations", "ten persistence" and "five overall plans" together constitute the core connotation of the overall national security concept, with profound ideas and rich contents, shining with profound theoretical light and practical brilliance.
　Understanding and Grasping the Overall National Security Concept from the "Overall"
The theoretical charm of the overall national security concept is embodied in the word "overall.
"Overall" means a view of the overall situation, the overall situation, and the overall view, which demonstrates a profound system concept. The overall national security concept contains the overall view. It is the embodiment of the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the unprecedented changes in the world in the field of security. It puts the cause of national security in the "two patterns" of the new development pattern and the new security pattern. Thinking and planning; the overall national security concept is integrated into the overall view, which is closely connected with the overall layout of the "five in one" and the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, it has become the meaning and key support of building a modern and powerful socialist country in the new era; the overall national security concept requires a holistic view, which attaches equal importance to development and security, and pays full attention to security in all fields. It is an integrated plan and overall promotion of national security work. The systematic layout and scientific deployment of the overall national security concept show the broad vision and myriad views of the national security theory with Chinese characteristics.
"Overall" means overall planning and coordination, balanced grasp, and embodies the dialectical thinking of planning according to the situation. The "five overall plans" in the overall national security concept is particularly striking and prominent. Coordinating development and security is the key link. It is an important principle for our party to govern the country in the new era, and it is also a major theoretical leap in my country's national security thinking. Coordinating opening up and security, coordinating traditional security and non-traditional security, coordinating self-security and common security, coordinating the maintenance of national security and shaping national security are the methods to build a new security pattern that is compatible with the new development pattern under the conditions of the new era. lead. The overall national security concept pays attention to overall planning, and cannot be copied mechanically. It must be flexible and flexible in response to the situation. It must not remain static. It must have dynamic adjustments that vary from time to time. In a word, it is to follow the law, do good deeds, and make up for what is missing. It can be said that the overall concept of national security embodies the scientific and dialectical methodology to the fullest.
"Overall" means the perfect combination of Chinese characteristics and world vision. The overall concept of national security is full of distinctive Chinese characteristics. On the one hand, it is reflected in the adherence to the party's absolute leadership over national security work, and the party's leadership runs through the whole process of all aspects of national security work. The overall national security concept thus clarifies the most essential characteristics and greatest advantages of my country's national security. On the other hand, it is reflected in the organic unity of adhering to the supremacy of political security, people's security and national interests, and the interests of the party, the state and the people are highly consistent, which is the biggest feature and key core of the overall concept of national security. At the same time, the overall national security concept has a broad global vision and deep human feelings. Since its birth, the overall national security concept has proposed in the "five pairs of relations" that it attaches importance to both its own security and common security; in the "ten persistence", it is pointed out that it is necessary to persist in promoting international common security; in the "five overall plans", it is once again proposed to coordinate its own security and common security, it can be seen that the overall national security concept is consistent with the pursuit of common security. The overall national security concept is different from the pursuit of absolute security by some countries, which separates their own security from common security, so it has global significance.
　　Under the guidance of the overall national security concept, national security has been comprehensively strengthened.
In the new era, China is facing a more severe national security situation, unprecedented external pressure, traditional security threats and non-traditional security threats are intertwined, and "black swan" and "gray rhino" incidents occur from time to time. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core is deeply aware that in the face of various containment, suppression, disturbance, and subversion activities from the outside, it must carry forward the spirit of not believing in evil and not afraid of ghosts, and fight against all forces that attempt to subvert the leadership of the Communist Party of China and my country's socialist system. All forces that attempt to delay or even block the process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can only be exchanged for bullying.
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that ensuring national security is a top priority. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and under the guidance of the overall national security concept, we have focused on promoting the national security system and capacity building, established the Central National Security Committee, and improved the centralized, unified and efficient The authoritative national security leadership system will improve the national security rule of law system, strategic system and policy system, and establish a national security work coordination mechanism and emergency management mechanism. We should carry out security development throughout the whole process of national development, pay attention to preventing and resolving major risks affecting China's modernization process, firmly safeguard the security of state power, system and ideology, strengthen national security publicity and education and national defense education for the whole people, consolidate the people's defense line of national security, promote the prosperity of the border and the people, stabilize the border, and strictly prevent and crack down on the infiltration, sabotage, subversion and separatist activities of hostile forces, we will withstand and counter external extreme suppression and containment, carry out struggles involving Hong Kong, Taiwan, Xinjiang, Tibet and the sea, speed up the construction of a maritime power, and effectively safeguard national security.
We have unswervingly followed the road of national security with Chinese characteristics, scientifically studied and judged "time" and "potential", dialectically grasped "danger" and "opportunity", solved many problems that we wanted to solve for a long time but failed to solve, accomplished many major events that we wanted to do but failed to accomplish in the past, overcame a series of major risks and challenges, and demonstrated unprecedented practical power in the overall concept of national security.
In a word, the overall national security concept is developed on the basis of the theoretical evolution and great practice of the Communist Party of China's thought of safeguarding national security in the past century. It is a systematic summary of a series of theoretical breakthroughs and practical pioneering works in the field of national security since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It is the theoretical crystallization of both systematic and scientific, practical and universal, it is a major ideological guide to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the field of national security. Standing at a new historical starting point, we have achieved the first centenary goal and embarked on a new journey to achieve the second centenary goal. We need to fully grasp and continuously develop the overall national security concept as a powerful theoretical weapon, and constantly win new victories in the great struggle with many new historical characteristics!
 

Source: Learning Times