●Preface
Chapter 1 On 〝Running a Big Country as You Would Cook a Small Fish〞
Xi Jinping's views on Laozi's philosophy of 〝running a big country〞
From 〝organizing the people〞 and 〝invigorating society〞 to 〝modernizing China's system and capacity for governance〞
Improving and developing the system of soism with Chinese characteristics and modernizing China's system and capacity for governance
Chapter 2 People-centered Approach to Governance
〝The people are the republic's solid foundation．〞
Who play the principal role in governance?
〝Power is given by and to be used for the people．〞
Chapter 3 Principles to Be 〝Made Clear〞 and 〝Fully Explained〞 for Governance
〝Development is the absolute principle． It must be made clear．〞
〝Continuing to reform and open up is cru to China's future． It must be explained fully．〞
〝The principle of overriding importance for governance should come before less important ones．〞
Chapter 4 〝Commitment to the Organic Unity of Party Leadership， the People Running the Country， and Law-based Governance〞
〝The Party exercises overall leadership over all areas of endeavor in every part of the country．〞
〝The essence of people's democracy is that the people get to discuss their own affairs．〞
〝Combination of rule of law and rule of virtue〞
〝Strengthening the governance of cyberspace in accordance with the law〞
〝To govern the country， we must first govern the Party in a rigorous manner．〞
Chapter 5 Building a Governance System of Democratic Centralism
History in retrospect： three divisions of function
Practical task： building a modern governance system of democratic centralism
Afterword