When we read financial or current news, we often see the two different words "blue book". BothWhat exactly does it mean, and what is the difference?
In the early days, the Blue Book mainly referred to a publication of the British Parliament, so named because the cover was blue. It was first published in 1681 and was only made public in 1836**. Its name is "Instrument of Parliament of the United Kingdom", which is a kind of diplomatic information and document submitted by the United Kingdom to both houses of Parliament.
Later, with the passage of time, the Blue Book became the most common document in the world.
Generally speaking, the Blue Book is not an official document. In terms of content, the Blue Book is a reference book such as Who's Who, guides, manuals, and even commemorative albums. For example, the list of American leaders, the list of social who, the list of diplomatic titles in the United States issued every month, and the booklets used by some universities in the United States to answer test questions are also called blue books.
The Social Sciences Academic Press of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has launched a series of blue books, such as the "Economic Blue Book", "Social Blue Book", "Rule of Law Blue Book", "China's New Development Report" Blue Book, etc., which are all authoritative annual reports in this field. The Blue Book usually represents the scholar's point of view or the scholarly view of the research team. In short,The Blue Book is often used to represent authoritative reports or research, symbolizing calmness, professionalism, and authority. This form of book is often favored by ** institutions or authoritative organizations to publish important policy documents, statistics or research results.
From the perspective of publishers and audiences, most of the publishers of the Blue Book are professional institutions, research institutes or academic groups, and their audiences are mainly experts, scholars and practitioners in the industry.
It has now becomeAn official instrument that is recognized internationally. Each country has its usual colors, and the cover is white
It is more related to policy and legislation, which symbolizes purity, fairness and transparency. Usually issued by ** or Parliament, it is intended to explain to the public the background, purpose and implementation details of a policy or law.
Because most of the publishers are ** or parliaments, their audiences include people from all walks of life, enterprises and the general public.
From the perspective of use and content, ** pays more attention to the interpretation and elaboration at the policy level, and the content is more concise and clear, which is easy to be understood and accepted by the public. It aims to convey the decision-making intent, policy direction and implementation plan of ** to the public to promote public understanding and support for the policy.
Nowadays, countries around the world generally pay more attention to toNational Defense***or a similar form of ** proclamation, to explain the national defense policy internally and externally, in order to further clarify the defense or military trends, increase military transparency, strive to establish a good international image, and meet the domestic people's right to know.
Since the release of the first part in 1991, as of 2017, China has published more than 90 books on the construction of democratic politics, the construction of the rule of law, the political party system, the human rights situation, arms control, national defense, non-proliferation, religious issues, population issues, energy, environmental issues, intellectual property issues, food and drug safety, the Internet, and Xinjiang, etc., comprehensively and accurately introducing China's policy propositions, principled positions and progress on these major issues. It has enhanced the international community's understanding and understanding of China and has attracted wide attention. 
To sum up, there are obvious differences between the Blue Book and *** in terms of origin, symbolism, use, content, publishing organization and audience. These differences make them play a unique role in their respective fields, providing important support and guarantee for the development and progress of society.