Reprint of People's Daily Report: "The 4th China, Russia, and Central and Eastern Europe Development Strategy Forum" International Seminar Series Held in Moscow | Marxism Research Network

The seminar site. (Photo provided)

People’s Daily Online, Moscow, June 9 (Reporter Zhang Xiaodong)—On June 8, the third stop of the international seminar series "The 4th China, Russia, and Central and Eastern Europe Development Strategy Forum" arrived in Moscow, Russia. The theme of this seminar was "Exploring New Models of Socio-Economic Development." This marks the fourth consecutive year since 2014 that the forum has been held in Moscow.

More than 50 scholars from various Chinese research institutes and universities gathered with their Russian counterparts. Co-chaired by Deng Chundong, Director and Party Committee Secretary of the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and Elena Lenchuk, Director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the participants engaged in a spirited discussion. The dialogue centered on the differing models of economic and social development in China and Russia, the influence of the October Revolution ^[1] on both nations, cooperation between China and Russia within the frameworks of the Belt and Road Initiative ^[2] and the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as specific issues faced by each country in their respective development processes. Experts and scholars in attendance agreed that face-to-face exchanges not only enhance mutual understanding between the two countries' academics and allow for more thorough discussions on issues of shared concern, but also provide an excellent model and experience for taking academic exchange beyond national borders ^[3].

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↩ [1] 十月革命 (Shíyuè Gémìng): The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. In the Chinese Marxist tradition, the October Revolution is regarded as a foundational world-historical event that "sent Marxism-Leninism to China," providing the catalyst for the founding of the CPC and the eventual success of the Chinese revolution.

↩ [2] 一带一路 (Yídài Yílù): The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A global infrastructure development strategy and framework proposed by China in 2013. It is often framed in Chinese discourse as a practical application of building a community with a shared future for humanity.

↩ [3] 走出国门 (zǒu chū guómén): Literally "to walk out of the country's main gate." In a political and social science context, this refers to the "going out" strategy—China's proactive move to engage in international discourse, promote its academic and theoretical frameworks abroad, and increase its "international discourse power" (话语权, huàyǔquán).