"China" is a common name for modern Chinese nation, which is directly related to the Chinese national characteristics of China and national attributes of the Chinese nation as a country. The connotations of " China", " the Chinese people" and " the people of the Chinese nation" are unified in the community of the Chinese nation as a country. In the period of nation building, the national attributes and status of the Chinese nation have been the essence of the"problem", the reason for which lies in misunderstanding of the domestic relationship among the people as well as the imbalance in the social interest structure. The vertical historical view and hor-izontal world view are two basic perspectives of accurately grasping the attributes and status of the Chinese nation. The national governance system emphasizing the construction of democracy and legal system and the modernized governance capacity are the systematic essence and strategic cornerstone of breaking through the barriers between the Chinese people, the people of the Chinese nation and the members in the big family of the Chinese nation and realizing great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.