Hong Kong, May 22 -- On May 12, China's State Council Information Office released a Chinese-language white paper discussing the nation's security direction. In this National Security in the New Era document, Beijing describes the current geopolitical scene as "volatile and stable". However, reading between the lines, what it cares about most is the stability and longevity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Although this document must have been in the making for months, its release coincides with heightened regional and global uncertainty due to the unpredictability of President Donald Trump. However, the State Council's assertion that the paper "represents a major theoretical contribution from contemporary China to the global communit...