The Power of China’s Confidence in Its Political System
AnInterviewwithDirectoroftheResearchOfficeoftheInternational DepartmentoftheCPCCentralCommitteeLuanJianzhang
An Interview with Director of Research Office of International Department of the CPC Central Committee Luan Jianzhang.
ON the eve of the Two Sessions, the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Renmin University of China jointly hosted the 27th Wanshou Forum in Beijing on February 28, with the theme of “The Building of a Community of Shared Future for Mankind and the Development of World Socialism.” Leaders and representatives of 13 communist parties from 11 countries of Europe and America as well as Chinese experts attended the forum.
The concept of a “community with a shared future for mankind” has been increasingly gaining the recognition of the international community since it was put forward, while at the same time, a brand-new sense of worth committed to addressing the common challenges of humanity has quietly emerged. With the convening of the annual Two Sessions of China’s top legislative and advisory bodies, once again the eyes of public opinion from home and abroad are riveted on China’s unique political system. On the
sidelines of this forum, Luan Jianzhang, director of the Research Office of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee received an interview with China-Today and gave his analysis concerning the above topics.
China Today: Since the end of the cold war, the development of the world socialist movement has remained at a low ebb as a whole, while socialism in China is active and full of vitality. What do you think is the most important reason for that?
Luan Jianzhang: I think this question can be answered from two dimensions. One dimension is that we have adhered to the localization of Marxism in China, which is vitally important. Pursuing the combining of the basic principles of Marxism with China’s reality is our major guiding idea. From our revolution to the construction of our country, then to our reform and opening-up, we have adhered to the combination — this is a very important reason for our success. But another dimension, which is perhaps not talked about much, is the theories and policies we have developed in the process of the combination, both catering to China’s development need and conforming to the development trend of the whole world or human society. This is also very vital. Our foothold must start from the current reality of what China is, but certain policies and measures which we adopt should also be in line with the development direction of the whole world. For example, the beginning of our reform and opening-up was certainly based on our own current situation, such as the priority areas for the opening-up. However, our