Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which means that scientific socialism is bursting with strong vitality in China in the 21st century and the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics has been raised highin the world. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the successful practice of scientific socialism in China as well as the dialectical unity of the theoretical logic of scientific socialism and the historical logic of social development in China. It is the scientific socialism rooted in the Chinese soil, reflecting the wishes of the Chinese people, and adapting to the development of China and the Times. It sticks to the basic principles of scientific socialism while in the meantime giving it distinctive Chinese characteristics according to the conditions of the time. It is socialism rather than any other doctrine, and its ultimate goal is the realization of communism.

Editor: Zhong Yao

World Socialism Studies.2017.No.8.