Ten Views of Marxism Originating from the Revolution and Development in China and the World

ABSTRACT

This article presents my views on Marxism from ten aspects: (1) the definition of Marxism; (2) the holistic character of Marxism; (3) the sinicization of Marxism; (4) policy orientation of Marxism; (5) the internationalization of Marxism; (6) the three stages of socialism and the view of social system in Marxism; (7) the differentiation of the basic tenets of Marxism that must be adhered to in the long run from the dogmatic understanding of Marxism that must be abandoned; (8) innovation in Marxism; (9) the development of different schools of Marxism; and (10) the role of Marxist scholars and the view of academic research in Marxism.

KEYWORDS:

• View of Marxism
• Marxism in China and abroad
• school of innovative Marxism
• socialist revolution and construction in China and abroad

Acknowledgements

This article is translated from Chinese by Associate Professor Yonghong Hu at the School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University of Technology.

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Notes

1 See “Resolution on Certain Historical Issues of the Party since the Founding of the People's Republic of China.” [In Chinese.] http://www.people.com.cn/item/20years/newfiles/b1040.html.

2 See “Constitution of the People's Republic of China.” http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/c505/201803/e87e5cd7c1ce46ef866f4ec8e2d709ea.shtml.

3 The Chinese text An Appeal to Learn by Zhang Zhidong is available at http://www.360doc.com/content/16/0713/09/4521683_575133692.shtml.

4 See Xi Jinping's speech at http://dangjian.people.com.cn/n1/2019/0904/c117092-31335067.html.

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Enfu Cheng

Enfu Cheng is Chief Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, former President of the Academy of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Chairman of the World Association for Political Economy, and a member of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Health of the National People’s Congress of China.