On November 24, 2021, the XV International Scientific Conference "Chinese Civilization: Traditions and Modernity" was held under the auspices of A. Krymsky Institute of Oriental Studies. The meeting of the section "China in the modern world: the international political aspect" was attended S.A. Dmytrashko, PhD in Political Sciences, senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Law and Olexander Tymoshenko, the 4th year student majoring in "Political Science". Oleksandr Tymoshenko presented a report and presentation "China's Defense Doctrine: a Comparative Analysis of China's White Papers on National Defense", which analyzed the most important trends and dynamics of changes in the defense doctrine in 2002-2019.