Marx And Engels’ Social Contradictions Theory And Its Development And Practice In China

Marx and Engels’ theory of social contradictions is a complete system.Marx and Engels studied in depth the laws of human social development and pointed out that the basic contradictions of society are the most fundamental driving force of human social development,and that in any social form,the relationship between the productive forces and the relations of production,and between the economic base and the superstructure,are key factors that cannot be ignored.Only by dealing with these two contradictions can we transform the world on the basis of understanding it,meet the needs of human development and achieve free and comprehensive development.On the basis of his study of the development of capitalism,Marx and Engels believed that the contradiction between socialized mass production and private ownership of the means of production was irreconcilable under the basic contradictions of society,and was concretely manifested through the class contradiction between the two subjects,the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.According to the basic laws of human social development,he revealed the law of development of capitalist society and arrived at the famous assertion that capitalism is bound to perish and socialism is bound to replace capitalism.Marx and Engels’ theory of social contradictions revolves around the basic contradictions of society and suggests that social contradictions manifest themselves differently in different social forms or in different stages of the same social form.Both capitalist and socialist societies evolve in the process of movement of the basic contradictions of society,but as a socialist society,the social contradictions change dramatically on the basis of the elimination of exploitation.Under the guidance of Marx and Engels’ social contradiction theory,the Communist Party of China has inherited and developed Marx and Engels’ theory of social contradictions in the light of the concrete reality of China’s development,and has made great achievements in the process of practice,forming a theoretical system of social contradictions with Chinese characteristics.In the process of Sinicization,Marxism has formed a system of social contradictions based on the basic contradictions of society,the main contradictions of society as the key,and the internal contradictions of the people as the manifestation,which has enriched and developed the Marxist theory of social contradictions,and has also become an indispensable guide to action for the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.History and practical experience indicate that in a socialist society,although the inherent drawbacks and effects of private ownership in capitalist society have been broken through,social contradictions still exist,and due to the existence of class differences,social contradictions have taken on new characteristics in a socialist society.The socialist system can only be continuously improved and its advantages manifested through partial changes to the relations of production and adjustments to the distribution system;the superstructure can only be adjusted and the economic base consolidated through deepening the reform of the political system,realising the rule of law and promoting fairness and justice.The contradictions in socialist society are objective and universal,and there are primary and secondary social contradictions,among which the main social contradiction plays a dominant role and occupies a dominant position in the process of social development.Therefore,in the course of its practice,the CPC has made three judgement and grasped the main social contradictions according to the changes in the national,world and party conditions,and has specifically analyzed the content,causes,significance and methods of response to the transformation of the main social contradictions.It is also the correct grasp of the main contradictions in society that enables timely adjustment of strategies to adapt to the requirements of the development of socialist productive forces and promote the overall progress of society.The internal contradictions of the people are the concentrated expression of socialist contradictions.On the basis of its grasp of the basic contradictions of society and the main contradictions of society,the CPC has always adhered to the people’s position,correctly judged and dealt with the internal contradictions of the people,and continuously resolved development issues to meet the growing needs of the people in various categories,which is the CPC’s practice of its original intention and mission,and an important cornerstone for realising the Chinese dream.