A spokesman for China's Ministry of national Defense says the website is: "launched on a trial basis and will let the outside world have a better perception of China's national defence policy".

中国国防部一位发言人说，该网站是：“一个试用版，它将使外界对于中国防务政策有一个更好的了解。”

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For years Democrats have fought the perception that they are soft on defence and low on patriotism.

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When challenged over whether they were impinging on the judiciary's independence, the politicians took refuge in the defence that the "perception" is widely held within their community so ought to be addressed.

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However, he said fears of low morale are well founded and are related to a combination of the public's perception of the conflicts the UK is involved in and defence not being seen as a priority issue.

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