The white paper, "China's Military Strategy", issued by the State Council Information Office, outlined a strategy unifying strategic defense and operational and tactical offense.
The nearly 9,000-word paper highlighted four "critical security domains": the ocean, outer space, cyberspace and nuclear force.
The country will expedite the development of its "cyber force" to tackle "grave security threats" online. China opposes a space arms race and vowed to secure its space assets.
The paper also underscored that China will never enter into a nuclear arms race and pledges to continue to contribute to world peace.
China's armed forces will lend more international peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance, under the plan.
Xinhua
