China is facing "unprecedented national security risks," the Communist Party’s top leaders said yesterday after a monthly meeting led by President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Party’s Central Committee.

The Party’s 25-member Politburo said in a statement that "some of the security challenges and risks are unpredictable so the country must always be mindful of potential dangers."

China will protect its national security in "a pattern with Chinese characteristics," it added.

A national security strategy guideline adopted at the meeting had the safety of the nation’s people as its main mission, the statement said, and it added that national security would be safeguarded through reform and economic development.

China will also contribute to global prosperity while actively protecting its interests, maintain favorable relations with other major countries, work for a safe neighborhood and step up cooperation with developing countries.

It will take an active part in global and regional governance and contribute to world peace and development.

The statement also underscored that national security must be under the absolute leadership of the Party.

At its third plenary session in November 2013, the Central Committee decided to establish a national security commission headed by President Xi.

At the commission’s first meeting last April, Xi advocated an "overall national security outlook."

Last month, a new draft of the national security law was put before China’s top legislature.

Renamed the Counterespionage Law, it will replace the law that took effect in 1993.

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