April 15 is China's National Security Education Day. Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated the importance of national security on many occasions. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts of Xi's speeches on this topic since 2016 follow:

 

Excerpts from Xi's report to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at a study session on implementing the decisions of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee attended by officials at the provincial/ministerial level on January 18, 2016

Excerpts from Xi's speech at the first meeting of the National Security Commission under the 19th CPC Central Committee on April 17, 2018

Excerpts from Xi's report to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017

Excerpts from Xi's report to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at the opening ceremony of a study session on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the guiding principles of the 19th CPC National Congress on January 5, 2018 

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (II&III), Beijing Review, and China Report