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