In 2019，adhering to the concept of connotative development，the scale of Chinese higher education has developed steadily and the quality has continued to ascend，leading to great progress in many aspects. Both the quality and growth of undergraduate education have been enhanced；higher vocational education has ushered in major reforms and development；the cluster effect of the integrated development of regional higher education has begun to show；the governance system and governance capabilities of higher education institutions have been significantly improved；the construction of the faculty team has made remarkable achievements，and the role of private higher education has become more prominent. 2020 is the final year of the 13^th Five-Year Plan，during which China has built the world’s largest higher education system，with the approaching of the popularization of higher education and the increasing of opening-up in higher education. Meanwhile，the year 2020 has also witnessed the mid-term appraisal of the first-phase construction of the “double world-class” universities，and the appraisal on the effectiveness of the “double world-class” construction basically reached the target. However，the reform of undergraduate education and teaching in China needs to be deepened；the problem of transformation and the homogeneous development of application-oriented higher education institutions still exists；there is still much to be improved regarding the quality of higher vocational education，and the value of private higher education needs to be perfected. It is recommended to further optimize the discipline layout of the “double world-class” construction，strengthen the building of the first-class undergraduate courses，intensify the development positioning of application-oriented higher education institutions，improve the quality of higher vocational education，and boost the building of the faculty team in higher education institutions.