Zhang Jiadong，China's External Security: Core Issues, Risks and Countermeasures，Frontiers，No.19，2023

Abstract:Abstract: The external national security consists of a country's natural, derivative and constructive rights and threats to them.Nowadays, China's natural rights, namely, sovereignty and territorial integrity no longer confront serious threats. And the derivativerights, the rights of economic development and of participation in international affairs can also be basically guaranteed. While threatsto China's external security primarily lies in such specific derivative rights as high-tech exchanges, the constructive rights also needto be improved. The country that does not lose itself will win. In addition, the trap of strategic choice is one of the major risks Chinaconfronts in the external security. In the future, China should maintain strategic stability and promote sustainable major countrydiplomacy with priority to economic development and deepening reform and opening up for a favorable international environment.Keywords:Keywords: China, external security, sovereign state, natural rights