Introduction:
The Integration of “Governance of Party” with “Governance of State” in the New Era
Historical significance of the “New Era” 5
“National governance” essential for building “a strong country” 10
“To do a good job of governing the country, we must first do a good job
of governing the Party, and that means governing it strictly” 13
Chapter 1
How to Avoid History’s Cycle of the Rise and Fall?
The introduction of “history’s cycle” and Mao Zedong’s answer 22
The second answer from Xi Jinping 24
Approaching the governance of China in the new era from the
perspective of relationships between the two answers 26
Chapter 2
Whole-process People’s Democracy
A Shanghai woman’s talk about “color revolution” 30
Chinese democracy is the whole-process people’s democracy 35
China’s unique consultative democracy 37
The rule of law and the rule of virtue 41
Chapter 3
Advancing the Party’s Self-reform and Social Revolution Simultaneously
The development and practical significance of Xi Jinping’s thought on
“self-reform” 49
The philosophical and historical pillars and connotations of the thought
on “the Party’s self-reform” 56
The philosophical pillar for the thought on the “Party’s self-reform” 56
The historical pillar for the thought on “self-reform” 57
The connotations of the thought on “self-reform” 58
Improve the new civilized Party through self-reform 59
Chapter 4
Cyber Governance Is Put on the Agenda
On the “addiction to online games” 70
Governance of a “smart society” 72
A quiet revolution and “the governance of China” 75
Build a community of shared future in cyberspace 81
Build concentric circles online and offline 86
Chapter 5
Bright Prospects of Chinese-style Modernization
Blaze a uniquely Chinese path to modernization in national rejuvenation 92
The uniquely Chinese path to modernization has created a new
model of human civilization 95
The modernization that’s people-centered rather than capital-centric 96
The modernization with the ultimate goal of common prosperity for
all rather than polarization 100
The modernization featuring coordination between material civilization
and spiritual civilization instead of soaring materialism 103
The modernization featuring the harmonious coexistence between man
and nature, instead of draining the pond to catch all the fish 106
The modernization that follows the path of peaceful development rather
than external expansion and plundering 108
Modernize national governance system and capacity 111
Afterword 116