China's development blends Marxism with national reality, tradition: scholars

The effective integration of Marxism with China's national conditions and traditional culture provides a framework for the country's unique development path, according to Chinese and Russian scholars.

Over a century and a half ago, Karl Marx envisioned a development path through his theory of historical materialism that countries like China would follow. Although Marx never visited China, his vision has profoundly influenced China's social evolution and still closely aligned with the country's reality today. Xin Xiangyang, president and Party deputy secretary of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), highlighted the foresight of the great philosopher concerning China's future path. He also emphasized the adaptation of Marx's theories to China's socio-political context and the process of its localization, which has played a crucial role in shaping the country's social development.

"Marx envisioned the development of Chinese society and its continuous progress. After Marxism was introduced to China, we did not reject it as some other regions did. In 1939, Mao Zedong stated that our national condition was a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. We Chinese have spent a hundred years to understand this statement with the help of Marxism. The Communist Party of China has integrated the fundamental principles of Marxism with China's actual conditions and traditional culture, achieving the socialist future that Marx predicted for China's social development," said Xin.

A.V. Lomanov, a professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that China has successfully integrated Marxism with its traditional culture, something the Soviet Union failed to achieve. "The Soviet Union and China both implemented the 'first combination' by adapting the basic principles of Marxism with the specific conditions of their countries. However, China has pioneered the 'second combination' (by integrating the basic principles of Marxism with its traditional culture). One weakness of the Soviet Union was the absence of this 'second combination'," said the Russian scholar.

In Xin's view, both Marxism and traditional Chinese ideals share common values, emphasizing collective well-being, social equality, and the goal of a harmonious society.

"We Chinese have the ideals of 'Great Harmony' and 'the world is for all'. For thousands of years, the Chinese have striven for 'Great Harmony', which does has a lot in common with the communism envisaged by Marx," said Xin.

China's development blends Marxism with national reality, tradition: scholars

China's development blends Marxism with national reality, tradition: scholars

China's development blends Marxism with national reality, tradition: scholars

China's development blends Marxism with national reality, tradition: scholars

Any escalation of the conflict between the United States and Iran would bring catastrophic results for regional security and beyond, said the spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference, Ansari urged both sides to exercise restraint and find diplomatic solutions to settle differences.

"We know that any escalation of the sort that you describe would have catastrophic results in the region and beyond. And therefore, we want to avoid that as much as possible. The talks continue, our calls continue. There is no specific effort that I can point to right now, but we are involved in talking to all parties, obviously, with our neighbors and our partners in the region to find a diplomatic solution," Ansari said.

Ansari stated that Qatar has been working to mediate the rising tensions between the United States and Iran. Qatar maintains that the only viable way to resolve the issue is through dialogue, specifically a comprehensive and inclusive process that fully considers the concerns of countries in the region and relevant international parties, he said.

He emphasized that the dialogues should include all issues, including the nuclear issue, in the discussion.

Qatar will continue to maintain close communication with its regional partners and is committed to promoting a solution to the issue through diplomatic means, Ansari said.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Tuesday that Russia strongly condemns external interference in Iran's internal affairs, and the U.S. threat to launch a military strike against Iran are "categorically unacceptable."

Zakharova stated that Iran has suffered from illegal Western sanctions for many years, hindering national development and creating economic and social problems affecting ordinary citizens. Foreign forces hostile to Iran are attempting to exploit the escalating tensions within Iranian society to destabilize the Iranian regime.

The illegal sanctions imposed by the West have been impeding Iran's development for many years, which also triggers economic and social problems that impact ordinary Iranians, Zakharova noted.

Russia also firmly rejects the attempts to blackmail Iran's foreign partners through increasing trade tariffs, she said.

Any escalation of US-Iran conflict to bring 'catastrophic results' for regional security: Qatar foreign ministry