Director Xin Xiangyang of the Academy of Marxism Leads Delegation to Brazil and Peru for Academic Exchange

From April 16 to 24, 2025, a five-member delegation led by Xin Xiangyang, Director of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, visited Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil and Lima, the capital of Peru. The delegation members included Researcher Liu Xukuan, Researcher Liu Zhichang, Researcher Liu Ailing, and Associate Researcher Lou Yu from the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. During the visit, the delegation was warmly received by the Communist Party of Brazil and the Communist Party of Peru, engaged in in-depth exchanges with the communist parties of both countries as well as multiple academic research institutions and think tanks, and held several candid academic exchange symposiums. The delegation also signed letters of intent for cooperation with relevant Brazilian institutions, laying a solid foundation for further strengthening cooperation between the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Chinese academic institutions with the Communist Party of Brazil and the Communist Party of Peru, as well as with academic research institutions and think tanks in Brazil and Peru.

2025年4月16-24日，由中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院辛向阳院长带队一行5人访问了巴西的里约热内卢、圣保罗，秘鲁的首都利马，团组成员有中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院刘须宽研究员、刘志昌研究员、刘爱玲研究员和楼宇副研究员。出访期间，团组受到巴西共产党、秘鲁共产党友好接待，与两国共产党以及多家学术研究机构、智库进行深入交流，举行多场坦诚的学术交流座谈会。团组还与巴西有关机构签订合作意向书，为进一步加强中国社会科学院、中国学术机构与巴西和秘鲁共产党的合作，与巴西秘鲁学术研究机构和智库的合作奠定了良好基础。

Group photo of the delegation with scholars from Brazil and Peru

团组与巴西、秘鲁学者合影

I. Intensive Academic Exchanges

一、密集举行学术交流

The delegation first visited the Federal Fluminense University in Rio de Janeiro and held discussions with Fernanda Pimentel, Dean of the Law School of Federal Fluminense University, and Ed Fernandes Monica, Associate Professor of the Law School. Federal Fluminense University was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Niterói. The delegation and the foreign experts jointly discussed a series of topics on democratic politics and the rule of law, including China's whole-process people's democracy, the comprehensive building of a socialist state under the rule of law, and social governance.

团组首先在里约热内卢到访巴西弗鲁米嫩塞联邦大学，与弗鲁米嫩塞联邦大学法学院院长费尔南达·皮蒙特尔、法学院副教授埃德·费尔南德斯·莫尼卡举行座谈。弗鲁米嫩塞联邦大学成立于1960年，总部位于尼泰罗伊市。团组与外方专家共同讨论了中国的全过程人民民主、全面建设社会主义法治国家、社会治理等一系列民主政治与法治话题。

The delegation held discussions in Lima with the Communist Party of Peru (Unity). Participants in the symposium included Domingo Cabrera Dolo, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Peru (Unity), as well as eight members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Peru (Unity), including Marcelino Pauca and Ricardo Palotti, and Olivy Barrientos, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of Peru. The representatives of the Communist Party of Peru (Unity) each expressed their views, expressed gratitude to Chinese leader President Xi Jinping for the opening of the Chancay Port, and conveyed their thanks to the Communist Party of China. Xin Xiangyang, head of the delegation, introduced the basic situation of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and presented the great achievements of China in the New Era and the great efforts made by the Communist Party of China to strengthen international cooperation and uphold the new international political order and new international economic order.

团组在利马与秘鲁共产党（团结）座谈。参加座谈会的有秘鲁共产党（团结）总书记多明戈·卡布雷拉·多洛，以及马塞利诺·帕乌卡、里卡多·帕洛蒂等8位秘鲁共产党（团结）中央委员和秘鲁共青团中央书记处书记奥利维·巴里恩托斯。秘鲁共产党（团结）参会代表都发表了自己的见解，并对钱凯港的开通表达对中国国家领导人习近平主席的感谢，表达对中国共产党的感谢。团组组长辛向阳介绍了中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院的基本情况，介绍了新时代中国的伟大成就与中国共产党加强国际合作、为维护国际政治新秩序和国际经济新秩序所做出的伟大努力。

The delegation held discussions in Lima with the Communist Party of Peru (Unity)

团组在利马与秘鲁共产党（团结）座谈

The delegation visited the Peruvian Institute of Public Policy in Lima and held discussions with experts from the institute. The institute was established in 2012, its main members are left-wing scholars, and it focuses on public policy research and providing public policy advisory recommendations to the Peruvian government and relevant departments. Ten people participated in the discussion from the Peruvian side, including Ricardo López Risso, Director of the Peruvian Institute of Public Policy. The Peruvian experts emphasized that the effectiveness of the Communist Party of China's governance, the achievements of Chinese-path modernization, and the great accomplishments in the economy, science and technology, and innovation are worthy of study by Peru, and that Peru always regards China as a banner, benchmark, and model for development.

团组在利马到访秘鲁公共政策研究院并与该院专家举行座谈。该院成立于2012年，主要成员为左翼学者，侧重公共政策研究以及向秘鲁政府和相关部门提供公共政策方面的咨询建议。秘方参加座谈的有秘鲁公共政策研究院院长里卡多·洛佩斯·里索等10人。秘方专家强调，中国共产党的治国理政成效、中国式现代化的成就，在经济、科技创新方面取得的伟大成就，值得秘鲁学习，秘鲁始终把中国当作发展的旗帜、标杆和典范。

The delegation held discussions with scholars including Ricardo López Risso, Director of the Peruvian Institute of Public Policy

团组与秘鲁公共政策研究院院长里卡多·洛佩斯等学者进行座谈

The delegation held discussions with Alberto Moreno Rojas, Chairman of the Communist Party of Peru (Red Fatherland), and Arturo Ayala, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary for International Relations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Peru (Red Fatherland). In December 1966, Moreno first visited China and traveled around the country for several months, participating in many exchange activities and having the honor of meeting Chairman Mao. [1]1 Mao Zedong (1893–1976), the founding leader of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Communist Party of China. He was full of praise for the great progress of socialist China and expressed indignation at the tariff policies implemented by the United States. Recalling his many visits to China, Moreno said with emotion: "Each visit to China means a discovery; China's changes and achievements are impressive." "The speed at which China achieves results is astonishing." During the exchange, Moreno also exclaimed: "The Communist Party of China started with just over 50 people and accomplished such a great undertaking. Why can't we do it? The achievements of the Communist Party of China are the best inspiration for us."

团组与秘鲁共产党（红色祖国）主席阿尔贝托·莫雷诺·罗哈斯以及秘鲁共产党（红色祖国）中央政治局委员、国际关系书记阿尔杜罗·阿亚拉座谈。1966年12月，莫雷诺首次访问中国，并在中国游历数月，参加了很多交流活动，有幸见到了毛主席。他谈起社会主义中国的伟大进步赞不绝口，对美国实施的关税政策表达愤慨。莫雷诺回想起多次到访中国，感慨地说：“每次访华都意味着一个发现，中国的变化和成就令人印象深刻。”“中国取得成果的速度令人惊讶”。在交流中莫雷诺还感叹说：“中国共产党从50多人发展起来，干成那么大的事业，我们怎么就干不成。中国共产党的成就就是对我们最好的激励。”

The delegation held discussions with Meng Kexin, Editor-in-Chief of the Peruvian Chinese-language newspaper *El Comercio de la Verdad* [2]2 *El Comercio de la Verdad* (公言报) is a historic Chinese-language newspaper in Peru, founded in 1910. and representative of the *China Today* magazine in Peru, to learn about the life and work of Chinese people in Peru and his contributions to promoting cultural exchange between Peru and China.

团组与秘鲁《公言报》总编辑、《今日中国》杂志秘鲁代表处代表孟可心一起座谈，了解华人在秘鲁的生活和工作情况，了解他为促进秘中文化交流所作的贡献。

During this trip, the delegation also signed a letter of intent for cooperation with the Maurício Grabois Foundation. The Maurício Grabois Foundation is one of the most important think tanks under the Communist Party of Brazil, and its chairperson is Walter Sorrentino, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of Brazil. The foundation oversees institutions including the National Political Training School of the Communist Party of Brazil, the academic journal *Princípios*, and the Historical Documentation Center of the Communist Party of Brazil. Walter Sorrentino pointed out that, given the signing of the letter of intent between the Chinese and Brazilian institutions, he has high hopes for this meeting and asked the delegation to convey his regards to Dr. Gao Xiang, President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

团组此行还与毛里西奥·格拉博伊斯基金会签订了合作意向书。毛里西奥·格拉博伊斯基金会是巴西共产党主管的最重要的智库之一，基金会主席由巴西共产党副主席沃尔特·索伦蒂诺担任。该基金会下设巴西共产党全国政治培训学校、学术期刊《原理》、巴西共产党历史文献中心等机构。沃尔特·索伦蒂诺指出：鉴于中巴两家机构之间签署了意向书，他对此次会晤寄予厚望，并希望我们转达对中国社会科学院院长高翔博士的致意。

The delegation visited the Brazilian news website "Brasil 247." José Reinaldo Carvalho is the editor-in-chief of the international edition of "Brasil 247." Carvalho has visited Chinese academic institutions many times and participated in numerous academic activities in China. In recent years, he has published many articles on media outlets such as "Brasil 247," actively introducing and promoting the achievements of contemporary China.

团组到访“巴西247”新闻网。若泽·雷纳尔多·卡瓦略是“巴西247”新闻网国际版主编。卡瓦略多次到访中国的学术机构，多次参加中国的学术活动。近年来，他在“巴西247”新闻网等媒体发表了多篇文章，积极宣介当代中国取得的成就。

II. Observations and Impressions from the Visit

二、出访见闻与感受

China and Brazil are the largest countries of the Global South in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres respectively. Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America, with a huge volume of trade with China, and even greater space for future cooperation. From civil society to the government, and from the communist party to national think tanks, Peru strongly demands the strengthening of diversified cooperation with China.

中国和巴西分别是东西半球最大的南方国家，巴西是拉丁美洲最大经济体，与中国贸易往来体量巨大，未来的合作空间更大。秘鲁从民间到政府、从共产党到国家智库都强烈要求加强与中国的多元合作。

Lima is a city friendly to China, with 5,000 Chinese restaurants, and Chinese people enjoy a good social status in Peru. As the delegation was walking down a street to a meeting point with discussion participants, a Lima police officer politely stopped us, wanting to take a group photo with us, and repeatedly said the name of Chinese leader President Xi Jinping, showing obvious respect for the Chinese leader.

利马是对中国友好城市，有5000家中餐厅，华人在秘鲁享有良好的社会地位。团组步行经过一个街道，赶往与座谈嘉宾约定地点，一个利马警察友好地拦住我们，要与我们合影留念，并反复说着中国国家主席习近平的名字，对中国领导人的敬重溢于言表。

China, Brazil, and Peru are all emerging economies and developing countries, with a high degree of complementarity in resource endowments, industrial structures, and development strategies. In recent years, the two sides have achieved significant results in cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, and infrastructure. China has been Peru's largest trading partner for ten consecutive years, with total bilateral trade reaching US$39.758 billion in 2024. In particular, the completion and operation of the Chancay Port, this new starting point of the "Inca Trail of the New Era," [3]3 The "Inca Trail of the New Era" is a metaphorical reference used in Chinese official discourse to describe the Chancay Port project, linking it to the historical Inca road network as a symbol of a new trade route. has brought new hope to the Peruvian people and has also greatly shortened the distance of trade routes between China and South America. The Chancay Port is a milestone for South America's radiation towards the Asia-Pacific region. Personnel from both Brazil and Peru have shown a high willingness to further strengthen economic cooperation and trade exchanges with China. It is expected that through academic exchanges and trade, economic cooperation and exchanges between China and Brazil and between China and Peru will be further promoted, trade and investment facilitation and diversification will be advanced, cooperation in areas such as transportation and energy will be strengthened, and cooperation in the green economy and technological innovation will be deepened.

中国与巴西、秘鲁同为新兴经济体和发展中国家，在资源禀赋、产业结构、发展战略上具有高度互补性。近年来，双方在贸易、投资、基础设施等领域合作成果显著。中国连续十年成为秘鲁第一大贸易伙伴，2024年中秘贸易总额为397.58亿美元。特别是钱凯港的建成运营，这个“新时代的印加古道”新起点，给秘鲁人民带来了新希望，也大大缩短了中国与南美贸易通道的距离，钱凯港对南美向亚太辐射具有里程碑意义。巴西、秘鲁两国人员对进一步加强同中国的经济合作、贸易往来表现出较高的意愿。期待通过学术交流、贸易往来，进一步推动中巴、中秘的经济合作和交流，推动贸易投资便利化与多元化，加强双方在交通、能源等领域的合作，深化绿色经济与科技创新合作。

Facing the transformation of the global governance system and new trends and challenges in regional development, strengthening inter-party cooperation and exchanges between the two sides is not only an important lever for deepening China-Latin America relations but also a practical path for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. The Communist Party of Brazil and the Communist Party of Peru pay close attention to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, are full of praise for the great achievements of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and have an urgent desire and need to further strengthen exchanges with the Communist Party of China and theoretical and academic exchanges with academic institutions including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In the future, it is necessary to further improve multi-level inter-party dialogue mechanisms, strengthen cooperation and exchanges between political parties and related academic institutions, strengthen joint training of youth and talent, and cultivate new forces that understand and are friendly to China.

面对全球治理体系变革和地区发展新趋势新挑战，加强双方党际合作与交流，既是深化中拉关系的重要抓手，也是推动构建人类命运共同体的实践路径。巴西共产党、秘鲁共产党对习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想高度关注，对中国特色社会主义事业取得的伟大成就赞誉满满，对进一步加强同中国共产党的交往、同包括中国社会科学院等学术机构的理论和学术交流有着迫切的愿望和需求。今后需要进一步健全多层级党际对话机制、加强政党及相关学术机构的合作与交流、加强青年与人才联合培养，培养知华友华新生力量。

Further promote cultural exchanges between China and Brazil, and between China and Peru. China, Brazil, and Peru possess rich historical and cultural heritages and diverse modern cultural forms, with abundant cultural tourism resources. China is universally recognized as one of the four great ancient civilizations, while Peru is known as the "fifth great ancient civilization." [4]4 The "four great ancient civilizations" is a standard Chinese classification referring to ancient Egypt, Babylon, India, and China. Peru is occasionally described as a "fifth" ancient civilization in Chinese discourse, referencing the Caral-Supe or Norte Chico civilization, one of the oldest in the Americas. In recent years, China-Brazil and China-Peru exchanges have made positive progress in areas such as artistic performances, educational cooperation, and tourism exchanges, yet there remains considerable room for improvement in the depth, breadth, and innovativeness of cultural exchanges. Going forward, it is necessary to further build multi-tiered cultural exchange mechanisms, deepen educational cooperation, innovate cooperation in the fields of art and cultural heritage, and promote cultural tourism exchange and cooperation.

进一步推动中国和巴西、秘鲁文化交流。中国和巴西、秘鲁拥有丰富的历史文化遗产和多元的现代文化形态，文化旅游资源丰富。中国是世界公认的四大文明古国之一，秘鲁被称为“第五大文明古国”。近年来，中巴、中秘在文艺展演、教育合作、旅游往来等领域取得积极进展，但文化交流的深度、广度和创新性仍有较大提升空间。今后需要进一步构建多层次文化交流机制、深化教育合作、创新艺术与文化遗产领域合作、促进文化旅游交流合作。

(Photo and contribution by Liu Xukuan and Liu Zhichang)

（刘须宽、刘志昌供图、供稿）