Xi Jinping’s diplomatic thought is the fundamental guideline and action guide for China’s foreign work in the new era. The correct concept of righteousness and interests is one of the important concepts of Xi Jinping’s diplomatic thought, the root of his Marxist international strategic thought,and the essence of China’s concept of national interests. The correct concept of righteousness and interests is a respect, maintenance and useful supplement to the principle of national sovereignty, as well as a revision of the hegemonic stability theory, a transcendence of the narrow, realistic national interest concept of Western international relations theory, and an opposition to and castigation of state behavior that forgets righteousness in front of interests and harms others for self-interest. The correct concept of righteousness and interests is the adherence to the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind. It practices the value pursuit of Marxism and promotes the human to share the peace and development, which is in line with the development interests of all mankind and should also become the common ideological value pursuit of mankind. The correct concept of righteousness and interests is the value pursuit and active practice of building a community with a shared future for mankind, and thus has important practical significance and long-term historical significance.

Editor: Zhong Yao、Zheng Yifan

From:Studies on Marxism.2021.No.8.