中国的时与势：中国现在处在怎样的时代（英）

　　“中国读本”丛书包括11个分册，逐一回答了“中国是怎样一路走来的”“中国共产党是怎样的党”“中国特色社会主义道路是怎样的道路”“中国梦是怎样的梦想”“中国的民主是怎样的民主”“中国现在处在怎样的时代”等一系列问题，帮助读者了解当代中国基本制度和发展大势，更加全面、客观地认识当代中国。 本书对“今天的中国到底处于怎样的时代”这样一个深刻的问题进行了全面、系统的解答，讲清了中国正处于社会主义初级阶段、中国是世界上大的发展中国家、中国特色社会主义进入新时代等历史定位，以生动的故事和有力的事实，回答了为什么中国人说现在是好的时代。 The “Reading China” series consists of six volumes， which answer questions including “How China has come all this way”， “What kind of party is the CPC”， “What is the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics”， “What is the Chinese Dream”， “What kind of democracy is China’s democracy” and “What era is China in”， respectively. It helps readers gain a comprehensive and objective understanding of the fundamental systems and general development trends of contemporary China. This book provides a comprehensive and systematic answer to the profound question of what kind of era is China in today . It clarifies that China， the world’s largest developing country， is still in the primary stage of socialism， and is entering a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The author also answers why the Chinese think there has never been a better time through vivid stories and powerful facts in this book.

　　陈坚：现任中央党史和文献研究院研究员，先后发表《从新时期党代会报告看中共民主观的演变》《执政党党内民主与构建社会主义和谐社会》《改革开放以来我国政府机构改革历程述略》《党的代表大会由年会制到常任制的演变及其试点模式》《党的群众路线形成与发展》《改革开放与党的自我革命》等100余篇文章；出版《中国民主政治的走向》《民主监督——中国共产党理论与实践》、《群众路线与党内教育活动》《人民至上》《毛泽东的1949》《当代中国政治》《自我革命：中国改革开放成功的政治密码》等10余部著作。 严哲文：毕业于复旦大学历史系，博士，现任中央党史和文献研究院助理研究员，参与过多项国家课题，具有扎实的学术和理论功底。 Chen Jian He is a researcher at Central Institute of Party’s History and Literature. He has published more than 100 articles， including “The Development of the CPC’s Democracy Outlook from the Party Congress Report in the New Period”， “The Ruling Party’s Intra-Party Democracy and the Building of a Harmonious Socialist Society”， “An Overview of Chinese Government Institutional Reform since the Reform and Opening Up”， “The Evolution of the Party Congress from the System of Annual Sessions to the System with a Fixed Term and its Pilot Model”， “The Formation and Development of the Party’ s Mass Line”， and “Self Revolution of the Communist Party of China and the Reform and Opening Up”. He is also the author of more than ten books， including The Future of China’s Demo c r a c y ， Demo c r a t i c Supervision： The CPC’s Theory and Practice， The Mass Line and Intra-Party Educational Activities， People First， Mao Zedong’s 1949， Contemporary Chinese Politics， and Self Revolution of the Communist Party of China：The Political Key to the Success of China’s Reform and Opening Up.