On the Necessity of Sinicizing Marxism from the Perspective of Actual Needs

摘要

Though it originated in the west, Marxism succeeded in adapting itself to the actual conditions in China and had become the guiding ideology for China’s revolution, development and reform. This is all because of actual needs: the urgent need for social reforms and development in China since modern times have provided rich soil for the sinicization of Marxism; the urgent need of the Chinese people towards freedom has been the direct driving force; and the need for Chinese traditions to keep up with the times has offered an opportunity.