- 国防部 Guófángbù defense ministryThe government department or ministry responsible for a country's national defense and military affairs.
- 国防部长 guófángbùzhǎng defense ministerThe cabinet-level official responsible for a nation's defense and military affairs
- 国防科学技术工业委员会 Guófáng Kēxué Jìshù Gōngyè Wěiyuánhuì COSTINDCommission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND), a former Chinese state commission responsible for the oversight of the defense industry.
- 中国国防科技信息中心 Zhōngguó Guófáng Kējì Xìnxī Zhōngxīn CDSTICChina Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)
- 国防现代化 guófángxiàndàihuà defense modernizationmodernization of national defense, one of the Four Modernizations
- 国防色 guófángsè khakikhaki or camouflage colors, such as beige, olive, or brown, traditionally used for military uniforms or equipment
- 国防语言学院 Guófáng Yǔyán Xuéyuàn Defense Language InstituteUS Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)
- 国防工业 guófánggōngyè defense industry
- 国防利益 guófánglìyì defense interestsnational defense interests
- 国防预算 guófángyùsuàn defense budgetthe financial resources allocated by a nation for its military and national defense purposes
