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Government White Paper: China's National Defense in 2006*
Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, December 2006, Beijing
In this white paper the Chinese government assesses the security environment; defines, and elaborates on, its national defense policy including its commitment to the policy of no first use of nuclear weapons at any time and under any circumstances; and describes the defense situation and activities in 2006.
* Note by the Editors: This government document is provided for information only. The readers are advised to check the original documents. The English translation is taken from the website of the Information Office of the State Council (http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/book/194421.htm). No editing has been done. Some appendices are omitted, as indicated below. The abstract is added by the Editors.