The sustainable development of China’s smart community is the top priority of grassroots governance in China and also the general trend of China’s urban modernization. Sustainable development of smart community with the use of the new generation of information technology actively explores the development model of smart community construction and improves the modern level of community governance. The sustainable development of smart communities in China cannot be separated from the participation of residents. This study analyzes the relationship between the sustainable development of smart communities and the participation of Chinese residents. Data were collected through questionnaire survey, and SEM model was used to analyze the impact of different factors of residents’ participation on the sustainable development of smart communities as well as the differences among these factors. The results of the study are as follows. Chinese smart community is in the initial stage of development, and the overall participation level of residents is relatively shallow, with few active participation behaviors. To realize the sustainable development of smart community in China, a multilevel governance pattern should be constructed from the perspective of government. Community and residents, the thinking mode of grassroots government, should be changed. The service supply system of smart community should be improved, and the initiative of residents should be given full play to better realize the sustainable development of smart community.
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