The book is the first substantial study on the pillars mapping China's 21st century, and influential body of policies and politics linked to the making of China's 21st century. It builds on the analytical insights and approaches. China has emerged as an attractive political and developmental modality in global governance. President Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era is a cutting-edge accomplishment of the contemporary politics both in China and worldwide. It responds to innovative socialist theory of democracy as well as to the country's constitutional provision. This book provides a different approach to political culture of modern China, which complements and extends the existing work in these fields.