Some thoughts on China's Defense Policy:

• One of the key parts of China's Defense Policy is to oppose and contain "Taiwan Independence" This is a key concern for China in the Asia region as it seeks to control the region.

• China mentions it opposes foreign interference in Taiwan. This is an indirect reference to the United States support for Taiwan.

• China says it reserves the right to use force to protect Chinese Unity in regard to Taiwan.

• China seeks to continue its crackdown on independence movements in Tibet and to crack down on any possible creation of "East Turkistan"

• China's defense policy specifically mentions that the South China Sea islands are an "Inalienable Part of the Chinese Territory"

• China specifically by name mentions the Diaoyu Islands as it's highly strategic for the control of the East China Sea.

• China mentions in this policy that it reserves the right to build infrastructure on these islands.

• One part I find really interesting is this line "Though a country may become strong, bellicosity will lead to its ruin." I find this to be an interesting representation of how China perceives conflict. China prefers the long-term approach to its adversaries and regional threats.  China typically will pursue a longer-term strategy by this I mean the United States Security Policy is released under every American Administration for a few years as where the Chinese will release Defense Policies that will cover a more long-term strategy for Chinese ambitions.

• (This wasn't a full review of the strategy just a few things that really caught my attention.)