On October 7, Dean and Party Secretary Deng Chundong Holds Discussion with Eva Solla, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Galicia

On the morning of October 7, 2017, the day after the conclusion of the Fourth China Road Europe Forum in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Researcher Deng Chundong, Dean and Party Secretary of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, led a portion of the Chinese delegation to a dedicated discussion with Eva Solla, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Galicia and Vice President of the Parliament of Galicia.

2017年10月7日上午，在第四届中国道路欧洲论坛在西班牙圣地亚哥-德-孔波斯特拉市结束第二天，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院院长、党委书记邓纯东研究员带领一部分中方参会代表与加利西亚共产党总书记、加利西亚议会副主席艾娃•索亚进行了专门的座谈。

Dean Deng Chundong expressed profound respect for Eva Solla and the Communist Party of Galicia she leads, thanked her for attending this forum, and offered opinions on several important issues. Eva Solla candidly answered questions of concern to the Chinese scholars. Eva Solla pointed out that the Communist Party of Galicia’s contact with the Chinese side has mainly occurred in recent years. The Spanish people initially had doubts about the Chinese government’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” fearing that Chinese enterprises would come to Spain to plunder and seize resources; after several years of practical interaction, these doubts have been dispelled, and they have seen that the Belt and Road Initiative is different—it is not a replica of colonialism. Eva Solla believes that the West must understand the Chinese path, but it is difficult to do so while carrying Western biases and prejudices. One must see through phenomena to grasp the essence, and truly understand China starting from its specific national conditions. China is a populous country, facing both the heavy task of ensuring the basic needs of 1.3 billion people and serious imbalances in social development. Solving these problems is itself a remarkable achievement. On the issue of religion, Eva Solla stated that Spain is a country that advocates religious freedom, and the majority of the population believes in Catholicism. However, the Communist Party of Spain recommends that every Party member should be an atheist; in Galicia, over 90% of Party members do not practice religion. Eva Solla expressed hope for more opportunities for cooperation and exchange between the Chinese and Spanish Communist Parties, and for the establishment of permanent exchange institutions.

邓纯东院长表达了对艾娃•索亚及其领导的加利西亚共产党的深切致敬，对其出席本届论坛表示感谢，并就一些重要问题发表了意见。艾娃•索亚诚恳地回答了中方学者关心的问题。艾娃•索亚指出，加利西亚共产党同中国方面的接触主要是最近几年的事。西班牙人民对于中国政府提出的“一带一路”倡议最初是有疑惑的，担心中国企业来西班牙攫取、掠夺资源，通过几年的实践交往，已经消除了这样的疑惑，看到了“一带一路”倡议的不同，它并不是殖民主义的翻版。艾娃•索亚认为，西方要理解中国道路，带着西方的偏见、成见是难以理解的。必须透过现象看到本质，真正从中国的特殊国情出发来理解中国。中国是一个人口大国，既要解决13亿人的温饱问题这样一个繁重的任务，又存在严重的社会发展不平衡问题。解决这些问题，就是了不起的成就。关于宗教问题，艾娃•索亚认为，西班牙是主张宗教自由的国家，大部分民众都信仰天主教。但西班牙共产党建议每个党员都应该是一个无神论者，在加利西亚有90%以上的党员不信仰宗教。艾娃•索亚希望中西两国共产党能有更多的合作交流机会，建立常设的交流机构。

Also participating in the discussion were Li Chunhua, Party Secretary of the Institute of Urban Development and Environment of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Researcher Xin Xiangyang, Deputy Party Secretary of the Institute of Information Studies; Researcher Chen Zhigang of the Academy of Marxism; Researcher Hao Lizhong, Director of the Institute of Philosophy of the Shandong Academy of Social Sciences; Professor Yu Li of the School of Public Administration of Zhengzhou University; Professor Lan Hanlin, Party Secretary of the School of Marxism of Zhejiang University of Technology; Professor Julio Oriz, Honorary Dean of the Galician Institute of International Analysis and Documentation; and Eva Solla’s assistant.

参加座谈的还有中国社会科学院城市发展与环境研究所党委书记李春华，信息情报院党委副书记辛向阳研究员，马克思主义研究院陈志刚研究员，山东社会科学院哲学研究所所长郝立忠研究员，郑州大学公共管理学院余丽教授，浙江工业大学马克思主义学院党委书记蓝汉林教授，西班牙加里西亚国际分析和文档学院荣誉院长胡里奥•奥里斯教授，以及艾娃•索亚的助理。

(Contributed by Chen Zhigang, Pan Xihua, and Li Kaixuan; photography by Wang Zhongbao)

（陈志刚、潘西华、李凯旋供稿，王中保摄影）