Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed adhering to systematic thinking in building a holistic national security architecture. Xi made the remarks on Dec 11 while presiding over the 26th group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on national security.
中共中央政治局12月11日就切实做好国家安全工作举行第二十六次集体学习。中共中央总书记习近平在主持学习时强调，要坚持系统思维，构建大安全格局。Noting the importance of national security work to the Party's governance of the country and to bringing prosperity and security to the nation and the people, Xi stressed pursuing a holistic approach to national security in order to carry out the national security work well in the new era.
习近平强调，国家安全工作是党治国理政一项十分重要的工作，也是保障国泰民安一项十分重要的工作。做好新时代国家安全工作，要坚持总体国家安全观。
The CPC Central Committee's proposals for formulating the economic and social development plan and long-term goals, adopted at the fifth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, for the first time included ensuring both development and security among the guiding principles for economic and social development in the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and laid out strategic plans to ensure both. This shows the important role of national security in the general blueprint of the Party and the country, and is determined by the historical juncture in China's development and the situation and tasks facing China's national security.
党的十九届五中全会《建议》首次把统筹发展和安全纳入“十四五”时期我国经济社会发展的指导思想，并列专章作出战略部署，突出了国家安全在党和国家工作大局中的重要地位。这是由我国发展所处的历史方位、国家安全所面临的形势任务决定的。