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Meeting of The Research Group on “Study of the Influence of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi to the World” Held at Institute of World History, CASS

2020-11-12

  On March the 9th, 2020, a meeting of the research group on “Study of the Influence of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi to the World” (subproject of “Study of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi”) was held in Gucheng Hall, 2nd floor, Building 3, CAH. Researcher Wendong Luo (leader of the research group, secretary of IWH, vice president of IWH) held the meeting. Researcher Xiaoju Wang (director of Section of Russian and Central Asian History), Researcher Wentao Zhang (vice director of Section of Global History), Dr. Chao Wang (Section of European History), Rong Chen (Integrated Services, IWH) took part in the meeting. Members of the research group outside IWH were not invited due to the effect of COVID-19. 

  Wendong Luo emphasizes that “Study of the Influence of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi to the World” is an important task for IWH assigned by CASS. CPC will have her 100th anniversary in 2021. The contemporary world is experiencing a dramatic transformation; while the contemporary China is also experiencing a broad and profound reformation. In this context, historians of world history should study and explain the influence of new Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi to the World. The research group started its preparation work immediately after receiving the notice of the compilation of Series of Study of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi. 

  The subject of the meeting is the outline and structure of the project. Wendong Luo considers New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi as the product of the adaption of Marxism to the contemporary China, which is of key importance for the Chinese history and the development of the international socialism. Xiaoju Wang believes that the project is on the one hand not easy, but on the other hand very unique. Opinions and attitudes of politicians and scholars all over the world illustrate the influence and significance of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi. We can collect foreign materials exhaustively and adopt historical narrative to support theoretical analysis, so as to make our research convincing. Wentao Zhang stresses that the content of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi is very rich. We should pay attention to its consideration and suggestion for the common issues of mankind and the whole world. The contemporary value and the influence to the world of New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi can only be understood in comparison across time span and space. Chao Wang mentions the high praises of European left-wing parties for New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi and many relevant publications. Egon Krenz (former general secretary of Socialist Unity Party of Germany, German Democratic Republic) introduces Nineteenth National Congress  of CPC and the development plan of new era China in his CHINA, Wie Ich Es Sehe, and highly praises the great contribution of China to the peace and development of the whole world. Other European politicians and scholars also commented New Era Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jinping Xi. The participants of the meeting also discussed the research, writing and organization of the project. 

  The meeting set the subject, outline and division of tasks of the project. Members of the research group were required to start their collection of materials, reading of texts and composition of outlines as soon as possible. The research group will take the perspective of global history, make use of multi-language materials, data and facts, so as to finish the research and writing tasks according to the schedule in high quality.