Welcoming the 20th National Congress and Strengthening the Party's Theoretical Foundations: Academic Forum on "The Successful Experience of the CPC's Century-long Struggle and the Sinicization of Marxism" Successfully Held
On July 23, 2022, the academic forum “The Successful Experience of the CPC’s Centenary Struggle and the Sinicization of Marxism,” organized by the Institute of Marxism Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), was successfully held at the Qingdao University of Technology. This academic forum was jointly hosted by the Institute of Marxism Studies of CASS and the Qingdao University of Technology. It was co-organized by the Department of Research on the Sinicization of Marxism of the Institute of Marxism Studies of CASS, the School of Marxism of the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the School of Marxism of the Qingdao University of Technology. The editorial offices of Marxism Studies (Makesizhuyi yanjiu), World Socialism Studies (Shijie shehuizhuyi yanjiu), Frontline (Qianxian), and Shandong Social Sciences (Shandong shehui kexue) provided collaborative support. The forum took “The Successful Experience of the CPC’s Centenary Struggle and the Sinicization of Marxism” as its theme and was conducted through a combination of online and offline formats.
Academic Forum on “The Successful Experience of the CPC’s Centenary Struggle and the Sinicization of Marxism” (Offline Venue)
At the opening ceremony of the forum, Gong Yun, Deputy Director of the Institute of Marxism Studies of CASS, and Wang Yajun, Party Secretary of the Qingdao University of Technology, delivered speeches on behalf of the host organizations. Wang Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Director of the Propaganda Department of the Qingdao University of Technology, presided over the opening ceremony.
In his speech, Deputy Director Gong Yun pointed out that the “Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party’s Centenary Struggle,” adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee [1], comprehensively summarized the four great leaps achieved since the founding of the Communist Party of China, systematically outlined the ten items of historical experience from the Party’s centenary struggle, and highlighted the historic achievements and historic changes that have occurred in the New Era. This constitutes a comprehensive, systematic, and profound summary of the Party’s major achievements and historical experience throughout its century of struggle; it is a programmatic document shining with the radiance of Marxist truth. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is contemporary Chinese Marxism and twenty-first-century Marxism. It is the essence of Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit in our times, achieving a new leap in the Sinicization of Marxism. This presents numerous research topics for the broad community of philosophy and social science workers. We must strengthen the holistic, systematic, and theoretical study of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, dialectically grasp the relationship between holistic and thematic research on this Thought, and deeply study its original contributions, thereby actively contributing to the learning, research, and interpretation of this scientific system of thought.
Speech by Gong Yun, Deputy Director of the Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS
Secretary Wang Yajun pointed out that in the past, present, and future, the key factor in our Party leading the people to victory is the continuous advancement of the Sinicization of Marxism. Marxist scholars in the New Era should pay attention to the “questions of the times” and keep “the country's most fundamental interests” [2] in mind. They should strive to explore, from an academic level, the triple logic—theoretical, historical, and realistic—of why the Communist Party of China was able to succeed in its centenary struggle and how the Party can continue to succeed in the future. They should profoundly comprehend the significance of the Two Establishments and demonstrate true ability and achieve high-quality results in researching and resolving major issues concerning the overall, fundamental, and key interests of the Party and the state.
Speech by Wang Yajun, Party Secretary of the Qingdao University of Technology
Wang Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Director of the Propaganda Department of the Qingdao University of Technology, presiding over the opening ceremony
During the first session of keynote speeches, Researcher Xin Xiangyang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Institute of Marxism Studies of CASS, focused on “The Two Establishments and Strengthening the Party through Theory.” Professor Luo Yuting, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Wuhan University, focused on “Upholding the People-Centered Philosophy [3] as an Important Historical Experience of the CPC’s Centenary.” Professor Han Xiping, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin University, focused on “An Analysis of the Internal Logic of Xi Jinping’s Concept of the People.” Researcher Liu Zhiming, Director of the Department of Research on the Sinicization of Marxism at the Institute of Marxism Studies of CASS, focused on “The Marxist Theoretical Foundation of the ‘Two Establishments.’”
In the second session of keynote speeches, Wang Xinsheng, Vice President of Nankai University and Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education, focused on “Opening New Horizons for Twenty-First-Century Marxism through Inheritance and Development.” Professor Lin Jinping, Dean of the School of Marxism at Sun Yat-sen University, focused on “Chinese-path Modernization and Chinese Culture.” Professor Dong Hui from the School of Marxism at Huazhong University of Science and Technology focused on “The Value Significance and Empirical Enlightenment of the CPC’s Exploration of an Independent Road to Modernization.” Associate Professor Wang Weiguo, Vice Dean of the School of Marxism at the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, focused on “The Centenary Experience and Enlightenment of the Chinese People’s Spiritual Proactivity.”
In the third session of keynote speeches, Researcher Luo Wendong, Party Secretary of the Institute of World History of CASS, focused on “Continuing to Write New Chapters in the Sinicization of Marxism—Understandings and Reflections on Studying Volume IV of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.” Professor Zhang Zhanbin, Dean of the School of Marxism at the Central Party School of the CPC, focused on “The Innovative Development of Contemporary Marxist Political Economy.” Professor Tian Pengying, Dean of the School of Marxism at Northeastern University, focused on “Deeply Understanding the Decisive Significance of the ‘Two Establishments’ from the Perspective of Historical Materialism.” Associate Professor Zhang Xiao, Director of the Discipline Office of the School of Marxism at Soochow University, focused on “The Multi-dimensional Philosophical Methodological Innovation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.”
In the fourth session of keynote speeches, Shen Yang, Director of the Research Office for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics at the Institute of Marxism Studies of CASS, focused on “Three Frontier Issues in the Theory of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.” Professor Tian Xuming, Vice Dean of the School of Marxism at Guangxi Normal University, focused on “Resilience: A Notable Quality of the System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.” Yang Binbin, Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Marxism Studies of CASS, focused on “The System of Comprehensively and Strictly Governing the Party: Concepts, Logic, and Mechanisms.” Professor Wang Dezhao from the School of Marxism at Tongren University focused on “The Historical Connotation of the CPC’s Original Aspiration and Founding Mission and Its Enlightenment for the New Era.”
Guo Yin, Director of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department of the Qingdao University of Technology; Li Longqiang, Vice Dean of the School of Marxism at the Qingdao University of Technology; Pang Fenghui, Dean of the School of Marxism at the Shandong University of Science and Technology; and Hua Zhanglin, Vice Dean of the School of Marxism at the Qingdao University of Technology, respectively presided over the four sessions of keynote speeches.
Professor Chen Guoqing, Dean of the School of Marxism at the Qingdao University of Technology, delivered the concluding remarks for the forum. This forum attracted high attention from experts, scholars, and academic colleagues in the fields of Sinicization of Marxism and the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics from across the country. The forum received more than 600 papers, and after expert review, over 160 papers were approved. Nearly 80 experts and scholars from universities and research institutes—including CASS, the Central Party School of the CPC, Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Northeastern University, Xiangtan University, Soochow University, Guangxi Normal University, Tongren University, Sichuan University of Business and Technology, and Qingdao University of Technology—attended the meeting through both online and offline channels.
Professor Chen Guoqing, Dean of the School of Marxism at the Qingdao University of Technology, delivering the concluding speech
Comprehensively summarizing the major achievements and historical experience of the Party’s centenary struggle and deeply studying the latest achievements in the Sinicization of Marxism is of great practical significance and profound historical significance for promoting the entire Party to further unify its thinking, will, and action, and for leading the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to achieve new great victories for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era. The successful holding of this academic forum helps to systematically study and profoundly perceive the glorious history of the CPC’s centenary struggle, deepens the understanding and grasp of the “Two Establishments” and the “Two Combinations” [4], and strengthens the systematic research of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It provides a valuable academic exchange platform for researchers of the Sinicization of Marxism and the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics nationwide, gathering more wisdom and strength for the comprehensive building of a great modern socialist country.
(Reported by Yang Binbin, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS)