The land-use policy and strategic system are an organic system. The strategic layer, policy layer and protection layer are targeting different land-use problems. The three layers are interlinking and influencing each other. The strategic layer leads the whole system, serves the national sustainable development and leads the strategic innovation and development of land use in China. The policy layer and protection layer make the related design according to the strategy layer. The policy layer provides support to the regional land resource use and management while the protection layer ensures the smooth implementation of land-use policies. The land-use policy and strategic system provide an institutional framework to optimize allocation of land resources and policy innovation in China. It is meaningful and significant to build sustainable land use and ensure the sustainable socio-economic development in China.