Perspectives on Public Policy Innovation in China

Abstract

Innovation is the soul of the development of a nation, also the engine for the prosperity of a country. China's state leaders attach great importance to innovating the institutional and public policy system in the country's governance and have accumulated valuable experiences in this process. The 70 years of the People's Republic of China and the 40 years of the Reform and Opening constitute the history of gradual reform, achieved by public policies. Building on the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, public policy innovation is about to usher in a bright future. This paper, presented at the Public Function Forum 2020, establishes the fundamental purpose of the public policy innovation and is importance for a better understanding of the institutional system, economic reform and social development in China.