Leaders of the Academy of Marxism Hold Symposium with a Delegation from the Central Theory Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam
On the morning of November 6, 2023, Xin Xiangyang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Institute of Marxism Studies (IMS), met with a delegation from the Theoretical Council of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Chairperson Xie Yujin (Tạ Ngọc Tấn) [1] at the IMS. An academic symposium was arranged at the Institute, presided over by Lin Jianhua, Deputy Director of the IMS. Lin Jianhua extended a welcome to Chairperson Xie Yujin and his delegation, providing a detailed introduction to the functional positioning of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He further detailed the founding history, institutional structure, platform construction, and development of the talent pool of the IMS, as well as the integrated development of scientific research and education between the IMS and the School of Marxism at the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS) [2], along with its discipline construction and talent cultivation efforts.
(Symposium Site; Photo by Wang Yi)
Chairperson Xie Yujin expressed his honor at visiting the Institute of Marxism Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Xie introduced the functional positioning of the Theoretical Council of the CPV Central Committee, as well as the primary objectives and tasks of this visit to China and the IMS. Xie noted that the Communist Parties of Vietnam and China share a deep revolutionary friendship and that the CPV attaches great importance to absorbing the valuable experience of the CPC in leading China’s socialist development. This valuable experience has also strengthened Vietnam's confidence in developing socialism.
(Speech by Xie Yujin, Chairperson of the CPV Central Committee Theoretical Council Delegation; Photo by Wang Yi)
Xin Xiangyang welcomed Chairperson Xie Yujin and the delegation to the IMS and delivered a keynote report titled "Main Achievements and Basic Experiences of the Reform of China's State-Owned Enterprises." Xin pointed out that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) constitute an important material and political foundation for socialism with Chinese characteristics, as well as an important pillar and reliable force for the Party in governing and rejuvenating the country [3]. They play an irreplaceable and vital role in the process of comprehensively advancing Chinese-path modernization. Since the second half of 2020, through the implementation of the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Reform of State-Owned Enterprises (2020–2022)," China has deeply advanced the reform of market-oriented management mechanisms in SOEs. Consequently, enterprise vitality has been continuously strengthened, efficiency has steadily improved, the layout and structure of the state-owned economy have been optimized and adjusted, the overall function and allocation efficiency of state capital have significantly increased, the state-owned assets supervision system has become more mature and finalized, and institutional construction has been tangibly strengthened.
Xin emphasized that in the practice of SOE reform in the New Era, we have accumulated valuable experience that must be adhered to and continuously improved over the long term: first, SOE reform must always uphold the leadership of the Party; second, SOE reform must always persist in serving the overall cause of the Party and the State; third, SOE reform must always adhere to the direction of socialist market economy reform; and fourth, SOE reform must always adhere to a scientific methodology for reform. Xin noted that China’s state-owned assets and SOEs will fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the deployments of the Central Economic Work Conference. Focusing on enhancing the core competitiveness and core functions of enterprises, they will deeply implement a new round of actions to deepen and upgrade SOE reform. They will unswervingly promote the state-owned capital and SOEs to become stronger, better, and larger, playing a greater role in building a modern industrial system and constructing a new development pattern.
Specifically, this involves: first, deepening reform focused on enhancing industrial leadership to better promote the construction of a modern industrial system; second, deepening reform focused on improving scientific and technological innovation capabilities to effectively play an important role in the new-type whole-of-nation system [4]; third, deepening reform focused on increasing security support capabilities to focus on improving the capacity and level of secure development; fourth, deepening reform focused on creating modern new SOEs to accelerate the improvement of modern corporate governance of state-owned enterprises with Chinese characteristics; and fifth, deepening reform focused on creating a market environment of fair competition to better exert the leading and strategic supporting role of the state-owned economy.
(Keynote Report by Xin Xiangyang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the IMS; Photo by Wang Yi)
He Xinyuan, a researcher and Deputy Director of the Department of Sinicization Studies at the IMS, delivered a keynote report titled "The Development and Experimental Insights of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era." He provided an exposition centered on the enrichment and development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era, its intrinsic prescriptions [5], and the concrete insights gained from its development. Participants also engaged in exchange and discussion regarding the themes of the meeting.
(Xin Xiangyang and Xie Yujin exchanging gifts; Photo by Wang Yi)
Relevant comrades from the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), along with IMS personnel including Deputy Director Chen Zhigang, Research Department Director Pan Jin’e, Deputy Director Dai Lixing, Editorial Department Deputy Director Zhang Jiangang, and Research Office Director Liu Xukuan, attended the symposium.
(Text provided by Xie Nuo)