Te Fourth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) adopted the “Decision of the CPC Central Committee on
Upholding and improving Chinese Socialist System and Modernizing State Governance”
(hereinafter referred to as the “Decision”). it comprehensively summarized the brilliant
achievements since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), systematically
explained the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and China’s governance
system were systems of strong vitality and huge strength, and profoundly answered major
political questions: What should we uphold and consolidate? What should we improve and
promote? it provided secret code of the system for the interpretation of China’s governance,
the institutional pedigree for the perception of “Chinese strength,” and institutional
guarantees for the formation of “system confdence.”
Te governance of China and the system of China are di?erent from each other, but
also related to each other. Te governance of China refers to the theory and practice of the
CPC leading the people to govern the country since the founding of the PRC, while the
system of China refers to the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics formed and
established during this practice. Terefore, the governance of China is the practical basis of
the system of China, and displays the strengths of the system of China; the system of China
is the institutional guarantee of the governance of China, and is the institutional outcome
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of the governance of China.
1. Writing the magnificent epic of the state governance of
China
“Over the seven decades since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, our Party has
led the people in creating two miracles: the frst is rapid economic growth and the second
is lasting social stability. Te Chinese nation has achi