More security challenges

China makes new strategy to develop relations with the United States and its neighbors for common good of all

Largely due to its modern history, which is full of sufferings from foreign invasions, China used to have a deep-rooted opinion that links national security tightly with national strength, and concludes that a powerful nation has fewer challenges and security concerns.

However, the idea is changing as China meets growing challenges and security problems on its rising path, a fact that is increasingly realized by more leaders and scholars. In a speech at the Central Party School this January, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China who has since also become the president of China, said that "the further our common cause progresses, the more risks and challenges we will face", and "the more unexpected situations will come".