Editing Comprehensive National Power (section)

== About ==
Inspired by F. Clifford German, [[J. David Singer]], Stuart Bremer and John Stuckey, [[A. F. K. Organski|A.F.K. Organski]] and [[Jacek Kugler]], and [[Ray S. Cline|Ray Cline]]'s understanding and formulas for [[national power]] assessment.{{Sfn|Bhonsle|2016|p=3-4}}{{Sfn|Chuwattananurak|2016|p=3}} It builds upon concepts such as [[superpower]] and [[regional power]], as well as [[soft power]], [[hard power]] and [[smart power]].{{Sfn|Mishra|2017|p=}}

A 1995 definition of CNP refers to it as "the totality of a country's economic, military and political power in a given period. It signals the country's comprehensive development level and its position in the international system."{{Sfn|Yongnian|1998|p=192}}

There are a number of methods for calculating CNP devised by the [[Chinese Academy of Social Sciences]], [[Chinese Military Academy]], [[China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations|Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations]] and independent Chinese scholars.{{Sfn|Singh|Gera|Dewan|2013|p=viii}}