National Social Science Fund Project “Research on the New Development of the Basic Principles of Scientific Socialism since the 18th National Congress of the CPC” Kick-off Meeting and Academic Symposium Held at the Academy of Marxism

On the morning of December 4, 2025, the kick-off meeting and academic symposium for the National Social Science Fund project “Research on the New Development of the Basic Principles of Scientific Socialism since the 18th National Congress of the CPC” was held at the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The following participants attended this symposium: Luo Wendong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Researcher of the Academy of Marxism; Wang Huaichao, former Deputy Director of Education and Director of the Department of Scientific Socialism of the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC and Distinguished Professor of the Open University of China; Yang Jinhai, former Secretary-General of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau and Researcher of the Institute for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era at Tsinghua University; Bai Xueqiu, Professor of the School of Marxism at Peking University; Professor Wei Zhiqi, Deputy Dean of the School of Marxism at China University of Geosciences (Beijing); Yang Jing, Researcher and Director of the Department of Principles of the Academy of Marxism; Sun Yingshuai, Researcher and Deputy Director of the Department of Principles; and Qin Yicheng, Associate Researcher of the Department of Sinicization.

2025年12月4日上午，国家社会科学基金项目“党的十八大以来科学社会主义基本原则的新发展研究”开题会暨学术研讨会在中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院召开。马克思主义研究院党委书记、研究员罗文东，中共中央党校原副教育长兼科社部主任、国家开放大学特聘教授王怀超，中央编译局原秘书长、清华大学习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究院研究员杨金海，北京大学马克思主义学院教授白雪秋，中国地质大学（北京）马克思主义学院副院长魏志奇教授，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院原理部主任杨静研究员，原理部副主任孙应帅研究员，中国化部秦益成副研究员参加了本次研讨会。

Researcher Luo Wendong first expressed gratitude to the experts for their guidance and attendance, then briefly introduced to them the historical evolution of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the progress of research on scientific socialism. He pointed out that the study of scientific socialism has a long tradition at the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, which has also produced a number of outstanding talents and important theoretical works. He offered three suggestions regarding this project: first, the project should focus on “new development”; second, it should adhere to the spirit of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground [1]1 upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground: A translation of the Chinese phrase 守正创新, a key principle in the CPC’s theoretical work, meaning to maintain core tenets while innovating in response to new circumstances. to grasp the concept of the basic principles of scientific socialism, highlighting their characteristics of stability and innovation; third, it should conduct an in-depth scholarly analysis of the interrelationships among the basic principles of scientific socialism, the fundamental principles of scientific socialism, and the basic principles of Marxism.

罗文东研究员首先对各位专家的莅临指导表示感谢，接着他向各位专家简要地介绍了中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院的历史沿革及科社研究的进程。他指出，科学社会主义研究在中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院有着悠久的传统，也涌现了一批优秀人才，推出了一批重要的理论著作。他围绕该项目提出三点建议：一是该课题要在“新发展”上下功夫；二是要坚持守正创新的精神把握科学社会主义基本原则这一概念，突出其稳定性和创新性的特点；三是从学理上深入辨析科学社会主义基本原则与科学社会主义基本原理、马克思主义基本原理等的相互关系。

Professor Wang Huaichao pointed out that this project has both academic and political dimensions. First, one should start with basic concepts, clarifying the distinction and connection between the basic principles of scientific socialism and the fundamental principles of scientific socialism. The fundamental principles of scientific socialism are the most basic truths of the discipline of scientific socialism; the basic principles of scientific socialism are the norms stipulated by the fundamental principles of scientific socialism. Second, one should adhere to the method of integrating logic with history to further comprehensively and accurately refine and summarize the theoretical connotations of the basic principles of scientific socialism. Third, key research should be conducted on the new development of the basic principles of scientific socialism since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, which includes both new understandings of the Party Central Committee and new explorations in academia.

王怀超教授指出，该项目兼具学术性与政治性，首先应从基本概念入手，厘清科学社会主义基本原则与科学社会主义基本原理的区别与联系。科学社会主义基本原理是科学社会主义学科最基本的道理；科学社会主义基本原则是科学社会主义基本原理所规定的准则。其次要坚持逻辑与历史相统一的方法，进一步全面准确地提炼概括科学社会主义基本原则的理论内涵；其三要对党的十八大以来科学社会主义基本原则的新发展进行重点研究，这既包括党中央的新认识，也包括学术界的新探索。

Professor Yang Jinhai believed that to do this project well, one must strive to achieve the “four distinctions” [2]2 four distinctions: A reference to a methodological guideline from the Central Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project, which calls for distinguishing between: (1) Marxism and non-Marxism; (2) the basic principles of Marxism and specific conclusions drawn from them under particular historical conditions; (3) correct understandings and misinterpretations of Marxism; and (4) the theoretical achievements of Marxism in China and the experiences of other socialist countries. emphasized by the Central Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project. One must also accomplish the “three compilations,” namely, compiling the understandings of Marx, Engels, and Lenin regarding the basic principles of scientific socialism; compiling the new understandings of Chinese Communists regarding the basic principles of scientific socialism; and compiling the research results of domestic and foreign scholars on the basic principles of scientific socialism. On this basis, one should thoroughly implement the Two Integrations [3]3 the Two Integrations: A reference to the CPC’s theoretical principle of integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the best of traditional Chinese culture. and elucidate the dialectical relationship between the particularity, endogeneity, and autonomy of the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics and its generality, exogeneity, and inclusiveness.

杨金海教授认为，做好该项目要努力做到中央马克思主义理论研究和建设工程强调的“四个分清”。还要做到“三个梳理”，即梳理马克思恩格斯列宁关于科学社会主义基本原则的认识、梳理中国共产党人关于科学社会主义基本原则的新认识、梳理国内外学者关于科学社会主义基本原则的研究成果。在此基础上，深入贯彻“两个结合”，阐明中国特色社会主义发展的特殊性、内生性、自主性与一般性、外源性、包容性的辩证关系。

Professor Bai Xueqiu believed that completing this project requires a clear problem consciousness. Socialist construction must solve the two major issues of efficiency and fairness, and the basic principles of scientific socialism are continuously enriched and developed in the process of solving these two issues. Professor Wei Zhiqi pointed out that the concept of the basic principles of scientific socialism is a theoretical innovation of the Communist Party of China, and the historical thread of the emergence and development of this concept should be systematically compiled. At the same time, the new development of the basic principles of scientific socialism should be understood from the background of the digital era. Associate Researcher Qin Yicheng believed that research on this project must have a solid foundation in Marxist theory and original texts, and must deeply explore the textual basis of the basic principles of scientific socialism.

白雪秋教授认为，完成好该项目要有鲜明的问题意识。社会主义建设要解决效率与公平两大问题，科学社会主义基本原则也是在解决这两大问题中不断丰富发展的。魏志奇教授指出：科学社会主义基本原则这一概念是中国共产党的理论创新，要重点梳理这一概念的产生与发展的历史脉络；同时，要从数字化时代背景中认识科学社会主义基本原则的新发展。秦益成副研究员认为，该项目研究须具有扎实的马克思主义理论功底和原著功底，要深入发掘科学社会主义基本原则的文本依据。

Researcher Yang Jing, on behalf of the Department of Principles, welcomed the experts’ participation and believed that this project research will promote the disciplinary construction of scientific socialism. Associate Researcher Zhang Duan, the project leader, stated that the research team will fully absorb the valuable opinions put forward by the experts, deeply advance the research on this project, and strive to produce high-quality research results.

杨静研究员代表原理部向各位专家的参会表示欢迎，认为该项目研究将助推科学社会主义学科建设。课题主持人张端副研究员表示，课题组将充分吸收各位专家提出的宝贵意见，深入推进该项目研究，力争推出高质量的研究成果。

(Contributed and photographed by: Zhang Duan and Sun Qiupeng, Academy of Marxism)

（供稿供图：马克思主义研究院张端、孙秋鹏）