In　over　10　years,　China　remarkably　progressed　in　the　research　and　practice　of　circular　economy.　This　paper　presents　a　comparative　study　of　the　development　of　circular　economy　driven　by　the　China＇s　public　policy　and　research.　We　conducted　a　bibliometric　literature　review　based　on　the　core　journals　listed　in　China　National　Knowledge　Infrastructure　and　Scopus　and　Web　of　Science　databases　with　the　CiteSpace　V　over　the　period　of　2000-2016　as　the　background.　We　selectively　analyzed　248　articles　to　determine　research　trends　and　gaps　in　China　and　then　combined　them　with　the　practices　of　circular　economy　in　China＇s　three　＂Five-Year　Plans＂,　namely,　the　10th,　11th,　and　12th,　to　summarize　the　development　path　of　the　research　and　practice　of　circular　economy　based　on　their　interaction　while　exploring　new　potential　directions　of　research.　Results　show　evident　interactive　feedback　between　public　policy　and　academic　research.　After　2010,　the　number　of　published　Chinese　domestic　journals　showed　a　decreasing　trend　and　an　upward　trend　in　international　journals　and　received　increased　international　attention.　During　the　12th　Five-Year　Plan　period,　circular　economy　research　and　practice　significantly　developed.　When　China　entered　the　13th　Five-Year　Plan　period　(2016-2020),　the　development　of　circular　economy　played　a　much　important　role　as　it　is　promoted　as　an　important　part　of　the　ecological　civilization　and　comprehensive　construction　of　well-off　society　(in　2020).　The　corresponding　theoretical　study　and　practice　are　expected　to　further　make　remarkable　progress.