Under the National Security Law passed in July 2015 by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, April 15 is National Security Education Day.

In an instruction issued ahead of the first National Security Education Day on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the whole society should be mobilized to safeguard national security, consolidate the social basis for national security, and prevent and defuse security risks. Security has always been a top issue in China.

In 2013, a National Security Commission headed by Xi was established. An overall national security outlook put forward by the Chinese president was also incorporated in the National Security Law. As a matter fact, it is common practice among countries to enact laws on national security.

In July 2010, the US Department of Homeland Security launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of terrorism and gather public support for the government's security measures.

As President Xi stressed, national security is of paramount importance for people in China to live and work in peace and for the country to realize the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.