Russia is the biggest security threat “for the foreseeable future” to Germany, the latter government said in its first comprehensive national security plan, released on Wednesday.

The 76-page document outlining the strategy states that “Today’s Russia is, for the foreseeable future, the greatest threat to peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area.”

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government agreed to put the strategy together when it took office in December 2021, though Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heightened the significance of the plan and emphasized the possibility they were becoming vulnerable to new military and geopolitical threats.

This strategy focuses on three pillars: increasing defense spending, including reaching the NATO goal of 2% of gross domestic produce from next year, the ability for Germany and its allies to reduce its dependence on rivals, and the third is sustainability.

Scholz called the strategy “a big, big change in the way we deal with security issues," adding, “The national security strategy, to make it clear, is not an endpoint, but a starting point."

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated, "All of us had to learn with the brutal war of aggression of Russia against Ukraine that freedom and peace do not fall from the sky."

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The policy notes Berlin’s view that Beijing is “a partner, competitor and systemic rival," adding, “We have observed that rivalry and competition have increased in the past years," and, "China is deliberately exerting its economic power to reach political goals."

It does not mention Taiwan, the independent island nation that Beijing considers a territory it wants to reunify with despite their objections. Chinese leaders have said they are willing to take Taiwan by force if they determine that's necessary, while the United States maintains there should be no unilateral change between China and Taiwan.