On the Basic Categories of the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

The basic categories of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics are integral categories reflecting the essence of socialism with Chinese characteristics.They do not belong to a certain theoretical form exclusively,but command the components of theoretical systems and penetrate through the forming and development of theoretical systems.The basic categories of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics are not directly reflected in the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics or in some given theoretical texts;so we need to grasp them with the methods of scientific thinking.They are embodied in ten couples of antithesis categories,i.e.,the state power theory of Marxism and sinification of Marxism;the four basic principles and the reform and opening-up;the people's subjectivity and the CPC's leadership;the basic systems of socialism and the market economic system;the reform of political system and the reform of economic system;material civilization and spiritual civilization;equity and efficiency;self-dependence and opening-up;reform,development and stabilization;the construction of the party and the construction of the country.