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Basic Theory Research Office

About the Institute

The Office of Basic Theory currently comprises three researchers (Heng Lin, Liu Dezhong, and Zeng Xiankui), including three professors and two doctoral supervisors.

The Office of Basic Theory primarily focuses on the basic theory of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Representative research outputs of the Office include:

  1. Heng Lin, "Continuously Deepening the Understanding of Historical Materialism through Practice," Academics (Xueshu Jie), No. 9, 2023;
  2. Heng Lin, "The Establishment of Marx's Social Morphology: Historical Materialism as a Concrete Form of Social Existence," Academics, No. 2, 2022;
  3. Heng Lin, "The Contemporary Value of 'On Practice' [1] and its Version Studies: Deepening the Understanding of the Criterion of Truth," Academics, No. 12, 2020;
  4. Liu Dezhong (lead author), "The Significance of the 'Six Must-Persists' [2] for Worldview and Methodology," Marxist Philosophy (Makesizhuyi Zhexue), No. 4, 2023;
  5. Liu Dezhong, "Experience and Outlook of the Communist Party of China's Persistence in Theoretical Innovation," Jinyang Academic Journal (Jinyang Xuekan), No. 2, 2023;
  6. Liu Dezhong (lead author), "A Preliminary Study of Xi Jinping's Outlook on Integrated Development," Marxist Philosophy, No. 1, 2022;
  7. Zeng Xiankui, "Promoting State-Owned Capital to Act as Patient Capital to Foster the Development of Emerging and Future Industries," Ningxia Social Sciences (Ningxia Shehui Kexue), No. 1, 2025;
  8. Zeng Xiankui, "New Quality Productive Forces: Connotation, Epochal Value, and Core Elements," Journal of China University of Labor Relations (Zhongguo Laodong Guanxi Xueyuan Xuebao), No. 3, 2024;
  9. Zeng Xiankui, "Enhancing the Resilience and Security Levels of Industrial and Supply Chains within High-Quality Development," Ningxia Social Sciences, No. 2, 2023.

Major awards received by the researchers of the Office of Basic Theory include: Liu Dezhong was awarded the Special Prize in the Countermeasure Research category of the 2020 Excellent Policy Consultation Information [3] Awards of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Zeng Xiankui was awarded the Third Prize in the Countermeasure Research category of the 2020 Excellent Policy Consultation Information Awards of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.