It is the practice of many countries in the world to publish national defense white papers regularly or irregularly. The United States, Japan, South Korea and some European countries publish it once a year; Britain publishes a comprehensive white paper every five years, during which several special white papers will be published. Starting from 1998, China publishes a national defense white paper every two years. Some countries publish national defense white papers irregularly.
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Countries around the world usually pay more attention to national defense white papers or similar forms of government documents to explain national defense policies at home and abroad, so as to further clarify national defense and military trends, increase military transparency, establish a good international image with their own efforts, and satisfy domestic people's right to know.
It is the practice of many countries in the world to publish national defense white papers regularly or irregularly. The United States, Japan, South Korea and some European countries publish it once a year; Britain publishes a comprehensive white paper every five years, during which several special white papers will be published. The publication time of Swedish national defense white paper was changed from 5 years to 3 years.