The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) held the ninth international seminar on socialism in Hanoi on September 12, featuring the socialism model in the new context of the era.
The event is held annually in rotation by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the Lao Academy of Social and Economic Sciences (LASES) and the VASS.
Speaking at the event, VASS Vice President Dang Xuan Thanh said the event aims to discuss theoretical and practical issues in the process of building socialism in each country, thus sharing socio-economic development experience and increasing mutual support among research institutes.
CASS Vice President Zhen Zhanmin said increasing exchanges and mutual sharing of development models as well as experience among socialist countries will help consolidate socialism’s achievements, and proactively respond to risks and challenges in the process of reform and development.
LASES Vice President Khanlasy Keobounphanh said the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) consistently follows Marxism-Leninism and Kaysone Phomvihane’s thoughts, considering them a lodestar for building a strong and transparent LPRP. It will continue with building modern culture imbued with national identity, and keep improving material and spiritual lives.
Participants at the event highlighted the need for new and deeper studies on Marxism-Leninism, add new content, review advantages and disadvantages in the application of socialism in each nation, and share experience in the process.
They also looked into the relationship and interaction between socialism and capitalism in the history of human development at present./.
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socialism is a method that can lead people to a sustainable society, in which everyone enjoy a fair and high-quality life
socialism is the goal and ideal of the CPV and Vietnamese people
advancing towards socialism is an objective demand of and the inevitable path of the Vietnamese revolution
the CPV's absolute confidence and loyalty to Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought in the cause of national construction and development towards socialism.
Socialism and the path to socialism in Viet Nam is a truly fundamental theoretical and practical topic of great importance
Socialism requires both painstaking and serious investigation, and a deep and scientific stocktaking of practice.
socialism is usually understood in three aspects: socialism as a doctrine, socialism as a movement, and socialism as a polity.
while the Soviet Union and its constellation of socialist countries existed in the world, the question of advancing towards socialism in Viet Nam seemed beyond doubt and implicitly validated.
after the collapse of the socialist model in the Soviet Union and many other Eastern European countries and the decline of the world revolution, the advancement towards socialism was once again put into question and became the topic for every discussion, even drawing heated debate.
Anti-communism and political opportunists rejoiced, and seized that opportunity to spread misinformation and subvert the movement
Some people believe Vietnam have chosen the wrong way and must march on another path
But is this the truth? Is it true that capitalism today, including those long-standing capitalist countries, are still growing well? Has Viet Nam chosen the wrong way?
Since the mid-1970s, and particularly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, international capitalism spared no effort to adjust itself and promoted neo-liberalism at the global scale in order to adapt to new conditions.
Yet capitalism still cannot address its innate and fundamental contradictions. Crises continue to break out.
An economy in recession has unmasked social injustice within capitalist societies. The living standard of the majority of working people is falling dramatically while unemployment rises.
The rich-poor gap grows larger, exacerbating antagonism and conflict among ethnicities.
Reality has shown us that the “free market” of capitalism itself cannot help solve these problems, and in many cases even causes serious harm to poor countries and deepens the conflict between global labor and global capital.
According to many scientists, the present crises are impossible to be fully resolved within the framework of a capitalist regime.
Recent social protest movements flaring up in many developed capitalist countries have further exposed the truth about the nature of capitalist polities
National independence associated with socialism is the fundamental guideline of Viet Nam's revolution and at the same time the quintessence in the theoretical legacy of President Ho Chi Minh.
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