Editing Comprehensive National Power (section)

{{Short description|Measure of the general power of a nation-state}}
'''Comprehensive National Power''' ('''CNP'''; {{zh|c=综合国力}}, [[pinyin]]: ''zōnghé guólì'') is a measure of the general [[power (international)|power]] of a [[Nation state|nation-state]]. It is a putative measure, important in the contemporary political thought of the [[People's Republic of China]] from the 1980s onwards and first introduced into official documents in 1992.{{sfn|Bajwa|2008|p=151}}{{Sfn|Yongnian|1998|p=192}}

CNP can be calculated numerically by combining various quantitative indices to create a single number held to measure the power of a nation-state.{{sfn|Bajwa|2008|p=152}} These indices take into account military, political, economic and cultural factors.{{sfn|Bajwa|2008|p=153-157}}{{Sfn|Yongnian|1998|p=196}}