Journal of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics ›› 2025, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (4): 14-23.

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The Historical Contribution of the Text of“South Talk”to the Theory of Chinese Path to Modernization

Zhang Zhuo-wen   

  1. Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
  • Received:2025-02-04 Revised:2025-05-16 Online:2025-07-25 Published:2025-09-17

Abstract: The interpretation of the text thought of the“South Talk”has an important historical contribution to the construction of the theoretical system of Chinese path to modernization. From the perspective of Marx’s “socialist criticism”, the historical contribution of the text of the “South Talk” to the theory of Chinese path to modernization is mainly reflected in the following aspects: Creatively tamping the socialist foundation of Chinese path to modernization at the critical moment when world socialism is at its lowest point in history, adhering to the basic principles of scientific socialism and deeply integrating it with the reality of China’s primary stage of socialism; expounding the ideological achievements of “deep integration” from such six aspects of the reform impetus, the nature, the “hard truth”, the superstructure, the ideological line and the belief in the victory of Chinese path to modernization, and extending the scientific understanding of Chinese path to modernization. The enlightenment of the important idea of the text of “South Talk” being “continued” for the further systematization of the theory of Chinese path to modernization lies in that we should not only firm the socialist direction of Chinese path to modernization, but also highlight the Chinese characteristics of Chinese path to modernization.

Key words: “Southern Talk”, the theory of Chinese style modernization, basic principles of scientific socialism

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