World Congress on Marxism

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The World Congress on Marxism (Chinese: 世界马克思主义大会) is an academic congress under the name of Marxism held in mainland China.

According to the website of Peking University, the congress was "approved by the Ministry of Education of China, under the guidance and support of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. It was sponsored by Peking University."[1]

The first congress was held in Beijing on October 10–11, 2015. More than 400 Chinese and foreign scholars attended the congress. The second congress was held in Beijing on May 5–6, 2018. It coincided with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. The theme of the second congress was "Marxism and a Human Community with Shared Destiny".[2]

According to the organizer, Peking University, the congress will be held every two years or so.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 白杨. "世界马克思主义大会网站开通". 北京大学新闻网. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. ^ 魏梦佳; 任峰 (2018-05-05). "世界马克思主义大会在北大举行 共商21世纪马克思主义发展". 新华网. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. ^ 李文 (2015-10-10). "首届世界马克思主义大会在京召开引热议". BBC. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

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