Rural governance is the cornerstone of national governance in China. Research on the strategy of rural governance modernization plays an important role in clarifying the medium and long-term strategic deployment direction of China’s rural governance, and it is also of great significance to realize the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. This paper first scientifically analyzed the main difficulties faced by rural governance in China. And then based on the perspective of engineering science and technology innovation, it dissected the strategic needs for engineering science and technology in rural governance modernization. Thirdly it proposed the strategic vision and strategic path for China’s rural governance modernization enabled by engineering science and technology in detail. Finally, it put forward a series of policy recommendations for promoting the implementation of engineering science and technology in rural governance modernization. The research conclusion showed that 1) nowadays, China’s rural governance was facing such problems as fragmentation of governance processes, uncoordinated governance subjects, unscientific governance methods, high governance costs, and uneven governance efficiency, etc. 2) As China had been entering a new stage of development, positive progress had been made in the engineering science and technology of rural governance, it was urgent to give full play to the role of engineering science and technology in consolidating the material foundation of rural governance, improving the comprehensive effectiveness of rural governance, and accurately meeting the needs of multiple subjects, and then plan a new way to the modernization of rural governance in China from the strategic level of engineering science and technology. 3) By 2050, China's rural area was facing three changes that were the transformation from rural China to urban China, the transformation from a traditional society to an information society, and the transformation from an all-round well-off society to common prosperity. It was suggested to promote the deep integration of engineering science and technology with rural governance focusing on the important fields and key links of rural governance such as rural public service, public management, public security, and environmental governance, and then build a system for rural governance with the support of “policy environment, modern science and technology, engineering projects and high-quality talents”, achieving the goal of modern governance of rural autonomy, rule of virtue, rule of law and intellectual governance under the guidance of Party construction, and supporting the Rural Revitalization Strategy and the realization of common prosperity. 4) To accelerate the implementation and transformation of rural governance engineering technology, this paper proposed a series of policy arrangements such as strengthening top-level design, strengthening scientific and technological projects, highlighting the main body of farmers, exploring business governance, and implementing classified promotion strategies. © 2022 Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering. All rights reserved.
