Proceeding from the ideational and theoretical basis of the innovative Marxist concept of "society building", the book gives a detailed account on the recent achievements made by China in education, health and people's wellbeing, focusing on the tremendous achievement of building a socialist governance system with Chinese characteristics and strengthening and innovating social governance, unfolding the new ideas and strategies in society building and social governance in China since the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China (2017).

Readers will find numerous facts about today's China including COVID-19 pandemic governance and an unpretentious and fairly objective assessment of the modernization drive at an unprecedented pace in human history towards a prosperous society in all respects, and the socio-political structures that underpin and interact with this drive. It will be of interest to academics, professionals, students and the general public seeking a comprehensive understanding of China.

Another salient feature of the book is the several show cases and oral stories that epitomize the new height of the prevention and control system for social security in China: the "Xicheng Aunties", the SWAT Corps of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, the "Chaoyang Masses", the Command Hall of the Traffic Administration Bureau, the "Pharaohs", the Shuangyushu Fire Brigade, the Beixinqiao Police Station and the On-Duty Office of Network Security, Fengheying Checkpoint into Beijing...