Release of the "Report on the Development of the International Communist Movement" (Foreign Language Edition)
Report by this newspaper: On July 30, the 10th International Communist Movement Forum and the book launch for the foreign-language editions of the Report on the Development of the International Communist Movement were held in Beijing and Kunming. The forum was co-hosted by the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Yunnan University, and the CASS Ideology Think Tank.
The foreign-language editions of the Report on the Development of the International Communist Movement released at the meeting include the English and Italian editions of the Report on the Development of the International Communist Movement (2019–2020) and the Vietnamese edition of the Report on the Development of the International Communist Movement (2020–2021). These volumes were translated and condensed from the original Chinese versions of the "Yellow Book on the International Communist Movement" [1] previously published by the Social Sciences Academic Press. They were respectively published by the 21st Century Marx Press (Italy) and the Political Theory Publishers (Vietnam).
More than 30 experts and scholars from China and abroad attended the forum via a combination of online and offline channels to discuss new trends in the development of the international communist movement and the publication of the "Yellow Book." Participating scholars stated that, on a global scale, socialism has undergone a developmental process of moving from utopia to science, from theory to practice, from one country to multiple countries, and from setbacks to rejuvenation [2]. This sequence embodies the historical progression of world socialism, reflects the essence of its development, and indicates its future direction. Amidst the "changes of the world" [3], the "governance of China" stands in sharp contrast to the "chaos of the West." In the process of continuous advancement and deepening of reform, moving toward rejuvenation or re-rejuvenation has become a distinct characteristic and reality of socialist development. The publication of the Yellow Book on the International Communist Movement abroad will facilitate communication between Chinese Marxist researchers and readers of English, Italian, and Vietnamese, as well as the theoretical circles of various countries. It will help build consensus on new trends in the global landscape and the world socialist movement, thereby contributing to the development of 21st-century Marxism and the rejuvenation of world socialism.
(Pan Xihua) Source: Chinese Social Sciences Today (China Social Sciences Report), August 5, 2022 Editor: Huihui