Based on the followup studies of “China experience”, the paper discusses three important cognitive elements, namely, decisive elements, descriptive elements and evaluative elements. In general, the followup studies of “Chinese experience” should find the decisive factors in economic and social development, realize the descriptive elements in humanistic concern and complete the evaluation factors in the history of social development. At the same time, the interaction and impact of the three elements determine the research aspect and research quality of the “Chinese experience”.