“Gongyuan Marxist Academic Salon” Held in Beijing

Full view of the meeting

会议全景

On the morning of 16 September 2021, the “Gongyuan Marxist Academic Salon” hosted by the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was held in Beijing. The theme of this academic salon was “common prosperity.” Gong Yun, Deputy Director of the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, presided over the salon and delivered a speech. Zhang Jiangang, Researcher at the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Yang Jing, Researcher at the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, each delivered keynote addresses.

2021年9月16日上午，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院主办的“贡院马克思主义学术沙龙”在京举行。本次学术沙龙主题为“共同富裕”。中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院副院长龚云主持沙龙并发表讲话。中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院研究员张建刚、中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院研究员杨静分别作主旨发言。

Gong Yun, Deputy Director of the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院副院长龚云

In his speech, Gong Yun pointed out that holding this academic salon is a concrete measure by the Institute of Marxism to implement the spirit of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ summer work conference. It aims to achieve the mutual integration of basic theoretical research and applied countermeasure research, promote the growth of young scientific research workers at the Institute of Marxism, and advance the high-quality development of the Institute of Marxism. The academic salon is a foundational task for talent development. It should take major cross-disciplinary issues as a starting point, promote exchanges and discussions among young scholars around major issues, help young scholars raise their academic level, and, through cross-departmental organizational forms, fully leverage collective strength to promote the formation of major theoretical achievements. The academic salon should conduct discussions around major theoretical and practical issues of concern to the Party and the state; for some hot-topic issues, it must accurately interpret the spirit of the Party Central Committee and promptly reflect the views of scholars at the Institute of Marxism; all departments must implement tasks, strengthen coordination, give play to collective wisdom, promote young scholars to improve their scientific research capabilities, and form theoretical achievements; attention must be paid to the formation and dissemination of keynote speeches and discussion outcomes, promote the exchange of outcomes between departments and institutes, and recommend outstanding outcomes to important academic journals and newspapers.

龚云在讲话中指出，举办此次学术沙龙是马克思主义研究院落实中国社会科学院暑期工作会议精神的具体举措，旨在实现基础理论研究和应用对策研究互相融合，促进马克思主义研究院青年科研工作者成长，推动马克思主义研究院高质量发展。学术沙龙是人才建设的基础性工作，要以跨学科重大问题为抓手，促进青年学者围绕重大问题进行交流探讨，推动青年学者提高学术水平，并通过跨部门的组织形式充分发挥集体的力量，推动重大理论成果的形成。学术沙龙要围绕重大党和国家关心的重大理论问题、现实问题进行讨论；对于一些热点问题，要准确解读中央精神，及时反映马克思主义研究院学者的观点；各部门要落实任务，加强配合，发挥集体智慧，促进青年学者提高科研能力，形成理论成果；重视主题发言和讨论成果的形成和推广，推动成果在部所间的交流，将优秀成果推荐到重要学术报刊。

Gong Yun stated that the theme of this salon, “common prosperity,” is a topic of great concern to everyone, and the significance of researching this issue is extremely important. Our Party has already placed the realization of common prosperity for all the people in a more important position. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC [1]1 The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC, held in October 2020, adopted proposals for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) and long-range objectives through 2035. also made major deployments for advancing common prosperity, proposed the long-term goal for 2035 of “achieving more obvious and substantive progress in common prosperity for all the people,” and broadened the connotation of common prosperity. “Common prosperity” is a major hot topic on which the Institute of Marxism needs to make its voice heard. Young scholars need to deepen their research on this theme on the basis of strengthening historical study. We must clearly understand what the connotation and realization path of common prosperity are; whether common prosperity is a social formation; and why Zhejiang has become a pilot zone for common prosperity, among other issues.

龚云表示，此次沙龙主题“共同富裕”是大家非常关注的选题，研究这一问题的意义非常重大。我们党已经把实现全体人民共同富裕摆在了更加重要的位置上了。党的十九届五中全会对推进共同富裕也作出了重大部署，提出了2035年“全体人民共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展”的远景目标，扩宽了共同富裕的内涵。“共同富裕”是需要马研院发声的重大热点话题，青年学者需要在加强历史学习的基础上，深入研究这一主题。我们要搞清楚，共同富裕的内涵、实现途径是什么？共同富裕是否为社会形态？浙江为何成为共同富裕先行区等问题。

Zhang Jiangang, Researcher at the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院研究员张建刚

Focusing on “the profound connotation and realization path of common prosperity,” Zhang Jiangang raised the following three issues. First, accurately understand the profound connotation of common prosperity. General Secretary Xi Jinping gave a profound explanation of the concept and path of common prosperity at the Tenth Meeting of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs [2]2 The Tenth Meeting of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, held in August 2021, discussed promoting common prosperity., among which the following innovative points are worth considering: common prosperity is, first, the common prosperity of the majority of the people; second, prosperity in both material and cultural-ethical terms; third, common prosperity that allows for certain disparities; fourth, the realization of common prosperity requires stages and steps; fifth, it is an essential requirement of socialism and an important feature of Chinese-path modernization, and moreover is the original aspiration and founding mission for which Chinese Communists strive. Common prosperity is a relative concept, a state of continuous development; realizing common prosperity requires a very long historical process and is a systemic project.

张建刚围绕“共同富裕的深刻内涵和实现路径”，提出以下三方面问题。第一，准确理解共同富裕的深刻内涵。习近平总书记在中央财经委第十次会议中对共同富裕的概念和路径进行了深刻阐释，其中有以下几个创新点值得思考：共同富裕，一是多数人的共同富裕；二是物质和精神都富裕；三是存在一定差距的共同富裕；四是实现共同富裕需要分阶段、有步骤；五是社会主义的本质要求，也是中国模式现代化的重要特征，更是中国共产党人为之奋斗的初心和使命。共同富裕是一个相对的概念，是不断发展的状态，实现共同富裕需要很长的历史进程，是一个系统工程。

Second, scientifically set the phased goals of common prosperity. Corresponding to the two stages of socialist modernization, China’s advancement of common prosperity must also achieve phased goals. In the first stage, from 2020 to 2035, common prosperity for all the people will achieve more obvious and substantive progress, the people’s lives will be better, the economic aggregate and per capita income of urban and rural residents will reach a new and much higher level, per capita GDP will reach the level of moderately developed countries, the middle-income group will expand significantly, basic public services will achieve equalization, and the gap in development between urban and rural areas and regions and the gap in residents’ living standards will be significantly narrowed. In the second stage, from 2035 to the middle of this century, China will become a great modern socialist country, common prosperity for all the people will be basically realized, the Chinese people will enjoy a happier and more secure life, per capita GDP will reach the level of developed countries, per capita disposable income of residents will enter the ranks of high-income countries, the gap in development between urban and rural areas and regions and the gap in residents’ living standards will be small, and the social security system will achieve full coverage and high-level protection.

第二，科学设定共同富裕的阶段性目标。与社会主义现代化建设的两个阶段相对应，我国推进共同富裕也要取得阶段性目标。在2020年到2035年的第一阶段，全体人民共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展，人民生活更加美好，经济总量和城乡居民人均收入将再迈上新的大台阶，人均国内生产总值达到中等发达国家水平，中等收入群体显著扩大，基本公共服务实现均等化，城乡区域发展差距和居民生活水平差距显著缩小。在2035年到本世纪中叶的第二阶段，我国建成社会主义现代化强国，全体人民共同富裕基本实现，我国人民将享有更加幸福安康的生活，人均国内生产总值达到发达国家水平，居民人均可支配收入进入高收入国家行列，城乡区域发展差距和居民生活水平差距不大，社会保障体系实现全覆盖、高保障。

Third, actively explore the realization path of common prosperity. Common prosperity is an essential requirement of socialism, an important feature of Chinese-path modernization, and also the common aspiration of the people. The system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the fundamental guarantee for realizing common prosperity, and the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the fundamental way to realize common prosperity. In terms of specific realization mechanisms, advancement should be made in the following five aspects: in the ownership system, adhere to the dominance of public ownership and the common development of multiple forms of ownership; in the distribution system, adhere to the principle of distribution according to work as the mainstay and the coexistence of multiple modes of distribution; in the assistance mechanism, continuously improve the mechanism of “those who get rich first” helping and assisting “those who get rich later”; in the incentive mechanism, encourage getting rich through labor and getting rich through innovation; in macro policy, promote employment, ensure people’s livelihood, and shore up weak links.

第三，积极探索共同富裕的实现路径。共同富裕是社会主义的本质要求，是中国式现代化的重要特征，也是人民群众的共同期盼。中国特色社会主义制度是实现共同富裕的根本保证，中国特色社会主义道路是实现共同富裕的根本途径。在具体实现机制上，要从以下五个方面推进：在所有制上，坚持公有制为主体、多种所有制经济共同发展；在分配制度上，坚持按劳分配为主体、多种分配方式并存；在帮扶机制上，不断完善“先富”带“后富”帮“后富”机制；在激励机制上，要鼓励劳动致富、创新致富；在宏观政策上，要促就业、保民生、补短板。

Yang Jing, Researcher at the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院研究员杨静

Yang Jing delivered a detailed report on the “debates over viewpoints and theoretical analysis of ‘common prosperity.’” First, from the research on common prosperity since the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC, she selected and summarized nine representative points of focus that involve both positive and negative theoretical viewpoints, such as: the gap between rich and poor, the private economy, the market economy, fairness and efficiency, and the third distribution [3]3 The “third distribution” refers to the redistribution of wealth through voluntary charitable donations and social initiatives, as distinct from the primary distribution (market-based) and secondary distribution (government-led through taxes and transfers).. She analyzed the essence of the debates from four aspects: the issue of ownership, the issue of the economic system, the issue of distribution, and the issue of politics.

杨静作了“共同富裕”的观点论争及理论解析的详细报告。第一，从十九届五中全会以来关于共同富裕的研究中，重点选取了有代表性的、存在正反理论观点的九个关注点进行了概述，如：贫富差距、民营经济、市场经济、公平效率以及第三次分配等。从所有制问题、经济体制问题、分配问题和政治问题四方面解析了争论的实质。

Second, when confronting the issue of common prosperity, one must always maintain a clear political mind; it cannot be simply treated as a problem of wealth and poverty, or a purely distributional issue. Rather, it must be understood and comprehended from the political height concerning the Party’s governance and regime stability, and from the strategic height concerning the future of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

第二，在面对共同富裕问题时，始终要保持清醒的政治头脑，不能简单地把它当做一个贫富问题，抑或纯粹的分配问题，而是要从关乎党执政和政权稳定的政治高度、关乎中国特色社会主义前途的战略高度来加以认识和理解。

Third, she put forward three suggestions on how to view common prosperity. (1) Deepen the understanding of the connotation of common prosperity; it must be grasped in the contradictory movement of productive forces and relations of production, and economic base and superstructure. (2) Fully estimate its long-term nature, arduousness, and complexity. Common prosperity is not the prosperity of a minority, nor is it uniform egalitarianism; common prosperity must be promoted in stages. Advancing common prosperity must adhere to doing one’s best according to one’s capabilities, seeking progress while maintaining stability, advancing step by step, neither impatient nor slack, and making unremitting efforts over time. (3) Advance common prosperity through multiple measures simultaneously. First, lead the transformation of the driving force through scientific and technological innovation, creating conditions for common prosperity to achieve more obvious and substantive progress. Second, promote the transformation of efficiency by enhancing vitality, providing a prerequisite for common prosperity to achieve more obvious and substantive progress. Third, deepen structural transformation through transformation and upgrading, laying a solid foundation for common prosperity to achieve more obvious and substantive progress. Fourth, promote the transformation of relations through coordinated development, stimulating advantages for common prosperity to achieve more obvious and substantive progress.

第三，就如何看待共同富裕提出三方面建议。（1）深化认识共同富裕内涵，必须在生产力与生产关系、经济基础与上层建筑的矛盾运动中加以把握。（2）要充分估计其长期性、艰巨性、复杂性。共同富裕不是少数人的富裕，也不是整齐划一的平均主义，要分阶段促进共同富裕。推进共同富裕要坚持尽力而为、量力而行，稳中求进、循序渐进，不急不躁、久久为功。（3）推进共同富裕要多措并举。一是以科技创新引领动力变革，为共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展创造条件。二是以提升活力推动效率变革，为共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展提供前提。三是以转型升级深化结构变革，为共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展筑牢根基。四是以协调发展推进关系变革，为共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展激发优势。

Finally, Director Gong Yun, Researcher Zhang Jiangang, and Researcher Yang Jing engaged in a lively exchange with young scholars around the theme of “common prosperity,” conducting in-depth discussions on issues such as the connotation of common prosperity, its relationship with public ownership, and the purpose of proposing common prosperity.

最后，龚云院长、张建刚研究员和杨静研究员与青年学者围绕“共同富裕”主题展开了热烈的交流，就共同富裕的内涵、与公有制关系的阐释以及提出共同富裕的目的等问题进行了深入探讨。

(Contributed by Li Bin and Liu Sitong, Institute of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

（中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院李彬、刘思彤供稿）