The report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC proposed to “accelerate the construction
of Chinese discourse and Chinese narrative system”. This paper focuses on the three basic issues of
building a Chinese narrative system in the context of international communication, namely, “what is
the Chinese narrative system”, “why build a Chinese narrative system” and “how to build a Chinese
narrative system”. The Chinese narrative system is both a national narrative and a national strategy, “How
to tell a good Chinese story” is its core connotation, which also contains the way to understand China
through narration. To build a Chinese narrative system in order to enhance the voice of international
communication and promote the construction of China’s independent knowledge system is the dual
value of building a Chinese narrative system. “The narrative strategy of outer-field”, “the narrative
standpoint of middle-field” and “the narrative identity of inner-field” are the three levels of Chinese
narrative system.