Research on Marxist Theoretical Innovation in China and Vietnam

A Comparative Study of Marxist Theoretical Innovation in China and Vietnam Content Summary A Comparative Study of Marxist Theoretical Innovation in China and Vietnam provides a thorough analysis of questions such as: what is socialism, how should socialism be built, how to uphold and develop Marxism in future reform (Doi Moi ^[1]), and how to use Marxism to further guide future reform (Doi Moi). Furthermore, it conducts in-depth investigations into issues concerning politics, the economy, culture, society, and people’s livelihoods, as well as the respective characteristics of Marxist theoretical innovation in both China and Vietnam. A Comparative Study of Marxist Theoretical Innovation in China and Vietnam focuses on the following themes: the innovativeness of socialism with Chinese characteristics; the achievements of Vietnamese socialism over the past 20-plus years; the guiding ideology, principles, and fundamental content of Vietnam’s socialist Doi Moi; the Communist Party of China’s unremitting exploration of the socialist road; the practice and innovation of Vietnam’s economic system; social and livelihood issues since Vietnam’s Doi Moi; Vietnamese scholars’ views on the collapse of the Soviet Union and the future of socialism; and Vietnamese scholars’ research and evaluation of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Table of Contents Leadership Addresses Address at the Opening Ceremony of the First China-Vietnam Marxism Forum Address at the Opening Ceremony of the First China-Vietnam Marxism Forum Address at the Opening Ceremony of the First China-Vietnam Marxism Forum Address at the Closing Ceremony of the First China-Vietnam Marxism Forum Address at the Closing Ceremony of the First China-Vietnam Marxism Forum

Part I: China's Reform, Vietnam's Doi Moi, and Marxist Innovation On the Innovativeness of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Theoretical Innovation in Vietnam’s Socialist Doi Moi Sixty Years of Marxist Theoretical Research in China Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up: The Communist Party of China’s Unremitting Exploration of the Socialist Road The Inheritance and Development of the Marxist-Leninist Theory of Socialism by Ho Chi Minh Thought Certain Characteristics of Vietnam’s Doi Moi Process The Historical Evolution of Vietnam’s Doi Moi: Experience and Lessons The Developmental Process, Characteristics, and Prospects of Vietnam’s Doi Moi Cause Guiding Ideology, Principles, and Fundamental Content of Vietnam’s Socialist-Oriented Doi Moi ^[2]

Part II: Politics and Economy Innovation in Chinese Marxist Political Construction Theory Since the Reform and Opening Up Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: A Process of Creative Practice Based on Reality and Conforming to Laws —Simultaneously Discussing the Innovation and Development of Marxist Economic Theory Since the Reform and Opening Up The Leading Role of the Party over the State in Vietnam’s Current Political System Practice and Theoretical Innovation in Vietnam’s Economic System The Economic Crisis Tests Economic Systemic Reform in China and Vietnam

Part III: Culture and Society Practice and Theoretical Innovation in the Doi Moi of Vietnam’s Cultural and Educational Systems Under the Background of Globalization and International Integration The Communist Party of China’s Innovations in Cultural Theory over the Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up Strengthening Social Construction as a New Requirement for the Development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Social and Livelihood Issues Since Vietnam’s Doi Moi

Part IV: China's Reform, Vietnam's Doi Moi, and the Soviet Union's Perestroika Afterword