Dialectically Understand Deng Xiaoping's Theory on the Essence of Socialism

Deng Xiaoping's southern tour talks raised a series of new thoughts and ideas including the theory on the essence of socialism.In overview of Deng Xiaoping's series of important arguments on the essence of socialism,a dialectical understanding of Deng Xiaoping's theory on the essence of socialism has great significance in correctly recognizing and grasping the essence of socialism.To recognize and grasp Deng Xiaoping's theory on the essence of socialism,we should start from the dialectic unity of productive forces,relations of production,and superstructure,from the dialectic unity of the foundations,conditions,and objectives for socialism,from the dialectic unity of the principles,characteristics,and criteria of socialism,from the dialectic unity of theory,movement,and system of socialism,and from the dialectic unity of unavoidability and procedural flexibility.