No.2, 2021

CONTENTS

Classic Writers’ Manuscripts

Karl Marx to Maurice Lachâtre (January 30, 1872)

Karl Marx to Maurice Lachâtre (November 14, 1872)

Karl Marx to Maurice Lachâtre (November 12, 1874)

Karl Marx to Maurice Lachâtre (September 27, 1875)

Karl Marx to Henri Oriol (May 4, 1876)

Karl Marx to Henri Oriol (October 21, 1876)

Feature Report: Collection Ceremony for the Manuscripts of Six Letters of Karl Marx Held in Beijing

Qu Qingshan

Speech at the Collection Ceremony for the Manuscripts of Six Letters of Karl Marx

Shen Hongwen

The Significance and Value of the Manuscripts of Six Letters of Karl Marx

In Celebration of the Centenary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China

Chen Li

The Communist Party of China and the Modernization of China

Shi Zhongquan

A 100-Year Journey: Heaven and Earth Have Been Overturned in Heroic Triumph

Sun Xuefan ＆ Xin Xiangyang

The Communist Party of China’s Contributions to World Socialism in 100 Years

Lin Xuwu ＆ Zhang Yujie

The 100-Year Evolution and Contemporary Value of the Communist Party of China’s United Front

Research on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

Xu Xianchun

The Basis, Logic, and Dialectical Features of Xi Jinping’s Thinking on the Rule of Law

Huang Wenyi & Li Yi

On the Development of Law-Based Society as Envisaged by Xi Jinping in His Thinking on the Rule of Law

Research on Political Economy with Chinese Characteristics

Fang Xingqi

Toward a New Development Pattern That Focuses on Domestic Circulation and Features Positive Interplay between Domestic and International Circulations: Reflections Based on Marxist Political Economy

Xie Di & Zhang Gong

A Political Economy Analysis of Deglobalization

Dialogue and Interviews

Qu Xuan

The Covid-19 Outbreak’s Challenges to Government Response Capacity and Implications: An Interview with Professor David Mclellan

Research on Fundamental Marxist Theories

Zhang Wenxi

The Critique of Marxist Philosophy and Its Discourse of Realism

Huang Jianjun

The Justice Paradox and Transcendence of Labor Ownership

Zhao Yulan

On the Invisible Second Section of MEGA1: Capital and Its Preparatory Materials

Lin Qing

Rethinking the Class Thesis of Historical Materialism: A Textual Investigation Based on The German Ideology

Chen Junkun

Local Experiences and The Condition of the Working Class in England

David Lane

Socialist Revolution of Vladimir Lenin: Theory, Praxis and Reality

Research on Marxism Abroad

Liu Senlin & Feng Zheng

From the Death of God to Sincere Belief: Engels and Kierkegaard

Liu Jingdong & Guo Junwei

Reification of Law: A Perspective of Lukacs’s Theory of Reification

Luo Qian & Tang Jieyun

Conception of Historical Immanence in Gramsci’s Practical Philosophy:

Selections from Prison Notebooks’ Theoretical Contribution to Historical Materialism

Jiang Ying

Ethical or Moral: A Comparative Study of Honneth and Foster’s Conceptions of Recognition

Wang Xingkun

Refusal of Work, Seeking Recognition, or Toward a Post-Work Future: Overseas Marxism’s Reexamination of the Concept of Labor

Ye Renjie

The Theological Origin of the State of Exception: On Sovereignty-Government from Foucault to Agamben

Ideas and Comments

Zi Yanwen

Covid-19: A Perspective to the Malfunction of Neoliberalism

Political and Education Studies

Luo Yuting & Wang Yixuan

On the Patriotic Stance

Tian Pengying

The Historical Position and Strategic Logic of Fostering Virtue through Education

Yang Wei & Wang Ping

The Form and Essence of Courses: Based Political Education

ABSTRACTS

Feature Report

Collection Ceremony for the Manuscripts of Six Letters of

Karl Marx Held in Beijing

Abstract: On February 5, 2021, the CPC Central Committee Institute of Party History and Literature held a ceremony in Beijing for collecting the manuscripts of six letters of Karl Marx. Written by Marx to Maurice Lachâtre and Henri Oriol, publishers of the French edition of Capital, the letters have never been published before and are of high documentary and academic value. In the letters, Marx discussed with Lachâtre and Oriol about the French translation of Capital and its publication and dissemination. Published here are the manuscripts and translations of the six letters for study and research reference.

The Communist Party of China and the Modernization of China

Chen Li

Abstract: Modernizing the country and realizing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has been the greatest dream of the Chinese people since modern times, and also the most distinctive theme of the century-long struggle of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The 100 years of the CPC are a period of uniting with and leading the Chinese people in the struggle for the modernization of China. Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the main task of this struggle was to complete the historical task of anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism, and to create the fundamental political conditions for the modernization of China. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the main task has been to unite with and lead the Chinese people in starting the dramatic struggle for China’s modernization. The century-long struggle shows that the most important reason for China’s success in modernization is that it found a modernization path that suits its own reality. Carried out under CPC leadership and based on China’s reality, China’s modernization is committed to keeping the people as the center, developing in all respects, and accelerating development while maintaining the country’s own independence. During this process, China has contributed Chinese wisdom and approaches for solving human problems.

A 100-Year Journey: Heaven and Earth

Have Been Overturned in Heroic Triumph

Shi Zhongquan

Abstract: The establishment of the CPC is a groundbreaking event in the modern history of China. During its 100 years of hard work, the CPC has united with and led the people of China to achieve achievements that have changed the world through a great and arduous struggle. Today, as we celebrate the centenary of the CPC, systematically summarize its extraordinary history and achievements, especially the historic achievements and changes that have taken place in the Party and the country since the 18th National Party Congress, is of great significance for us to gain a deep understanding of the Party’s innovative theories in the new era, persistently arm our minds, guide our praxis and promote our work with the latest achievements of these theories, bear in mind our founding mission, build a socialist modern country in all respects and advance national rejuvenation.

The Communist Party of China’s Contributions to

World Socialism in 100 Years

Sun Xuefan ＆ Xin Xiangyang

Abstract: Over the past 100 years, since its establishment in 1921, the CPC has made outstanding contributions to world socialism in different historical periods, including the new-democratic revolution, the period of socialist revolution and construction, the new period of reform and opening up and socialist construction, and the new era. The CPC provided experiences for other countries in the world in their anti-colonial and anti-feudal revolutionary movements. In addition, the Chinese revolution was another successful example of the world socialist movement after the Russian October Revolution, which has strengthened the forces of peace, democracy and the socialist camp in the world and opened up a broader path for the liberation of the world proletariat and all exploited and oppressed peoples. In the 1980s when the world socialist movement was at a low ebb, the CPC and the people withstood the test and steadfastly followed the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The entry of socialism with Chinese characteristics into a new era has expanded the way in which developing countries can modernize and offered a brand-new choice to those countries and nations in the world that wish to accelerate development while maintaining their independence.

The 100-Year Evolution and Contemporary Value of

the Communist Party of China’s United Front

Lin Xuwu ＆ Zhang Yujie

Abstract: The united front is the outstanding advantage and fine tradition of Marxist parties. After the founding of the CPC, it began to explore the establishment of a united front. Along with the process of China’s revolution, construction and reform, the development of the CPC-led united front has undergone a century of evolution, with great changes in its status, nature, and organizational form. Its status has changed from a revolutionary strategy to a governance strategy; its nature has changed from a revolutionary united front to a patriotic united front; and its form has changed from inter-party cooperation to political consultation. Summarizing and reviewing the century-long changes of the united front of the CPC is conducive to establishing the status of the united front as a governing strategy, coordinating the unification of the unity of purposes and the diversity of targets, accelerating the construction of a grand united front work pattern, and providing important historical reference for the development of the Party’s united front in the new era.

The Basis, Logic, and Dialectical Features of

Xi Jinping’s Thinking on the Rule of Law

Xu Xianchun

Abstract: Xi Jinping’s thinking on the rule of law is the theoretical crystallization of the Communist Party of China’s continuous exploration and promotion of the rule of law, and is the essence of thought based on vivid praxis of the rule of law. It is in line with the strategies of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao on the development of the rule of law and keeps up with the times. Xi Jinping’s thinking on the rule of law has profoundly expounded a series of fundamental directional and overall strategic issues of China’s rule of law development, and opened up a new realm of the socialist theory of the rule of law with Chinese characteristics with brand-new theoretical content. The “eleven upholds” are the pillars of Xi Jinping’s thinking on the rule of law, each of which contains a series of closely related and interconnected ideas. They work together and influence each other, forming a systematic and scientific theoretical system with a broad vision and rigorous logic. Xi Jinping’s thinking on the rule of law is rich in dialectical thinking, which demonstrates the great power as a truth, unique theoretical charisma, and distinctive dialectical character of Marxism, and provides a scientific way of thinking and working method for promoting the rule of law in all respects in the new era.

From the Death of God to Sincere Belief: Engels and Kierkegaard

Liu Senlin & Feng Zheng

Abstract: Engels and Kierkegaard respectively represented two kinds of criticisms of Christianity among Young Hegelians: external criticism and internal criticism. The young Engels fiercely criticized Christianity from the theoretical perspective of the philosophy of Enlightenment, and he believed that the birth and existence of God (rather than his death) were the greatest illusion and the ultimate and real root of emptiness and mediocrity. Kierkegaard criticized and denied the falsehood and decadence of the Christian world in the name of defending authentic Christianity. In his late years, Engels affirmed the historical and realistic value of Christianity in some specific areas from the perspective of practical and social functions. On the same premise of denying Christianity and in the same context of the death of God, both Engels and Kierkegaard were committed to a sincere or true faith. This kind of faith has a high degree of subjectivity and is closely related to the “enthusiasm” and “passion”. To realize it, Kierkegaard appealed to the inwardness of the individual, while Engels appealed to scientific reason and the proletarian group. For both of them, existence is the passion and the belief, as well as the action and the struggle; besides these, for Kierkegaard it is also the suffering, and for Engels it will also be reason and unity.

Toward a New Development Pattern That Focuses on Domestic

Circulation and Features Positive Interplay between Domestic and

International Circulations: Reflections Based on Marxist Political Economy

Fang Xingqi

Abstract: Marx investigated the process of social reproduction in a country based on the internal relations and external appearances of the four links of production, distribution, exchange, and consumption. Xi Jinping used Marx’s four-link analytical method to examine China’s domestic circulation, and put forward the new development pattern theory that focuses on domestic circulation and features positive interplay between domestic and international circulations. Theoretically, this theory has carried forward Marxist political economy, and promoted the new development of the Marxist political economy adapted to the Chinese context in the praxis of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Since World War II, the international circulation has been restricted by the rise and fall of American hegemony and the international internal and external division of labor. In recent years, the United States, in the period of declining hegemony, has tried to maintain its “unipolar hegemony” by curbing China’s development and leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution, thus seriously weakening the international circulation. Therefore, the new development pattern in China is about building an independent, controllable, safe, and reliable industrial chain and supply chain from the strategic direction of the supply-side structural reform. It is designed, from the strategic point of expanding domestic demand, to make production, distribution, exchange, and consumption rely more on the domestic market to achieve a virtuous circulation. The smoother the domestic circulation is, the more favorable it is for China to form new advantages of cooperation and competition in participating in the international circulation.

On the Patriotic Stance

Luo Yuting & Wang Yixuan

Abstract: The patriotic stance is the fundamental problem of patriotism, the fundamental measure of patriotism, the fundamental problem of patriotic education, and is the fundamental problem of deciding people’s patriotic ideas, emotional attitude, political stand, behavior, and practice and affecting the future of individuals, countries, and nations. The patriotic stance is fundamental for identifying with and loving the motherland, the value coupling point of patriotic ideas, emotions and behaviors, and the realistic foundation for loving the country, the CPC and socialism. In the new era, given the strategic game of great power interests, the global spread of diversified cultures and the impact of diverse and complex social ideas, how to deeply explore, scientifically grasp, deeply analyze, consciously choose, and always stick to the patriotic stance is a major issue of patriotic education in the new era. It is a fundamental problem that must be considered and solved well in building a strong modern socialist country with Chinese characteristics and realizing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.