Outline of Modern History of China is a book published by Higher Education Press in August, 20 13. The writer is the compilation group of Outline of Modern and Contemporary History of China. This book is a key textbook for Marxist theoretical research and construction projects, and a compulsory ideological and political course for college undergraduates.

In order to fully embody the spirit of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the achievements of the Party's theoretical innovation and practical innovation in recent years, and further absorb the opinions and suggestions put forward by teachers and students in colleges and universities during the use of textbooks, according to the arrangement of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China and the Ministry of Education, the textbook compilation research group of the Outline of Modern and Contemporary History of China revised the textbook again in the first half of 20 13.