Deng Xiaoping’s theory of the primary stage of socialism

The theory of the primary stage of socialism is rich in contents. A comprehensive and in-depth understanding of Deng Xiaoping’s theory has great theoretical and practical significance for China’s success in its reform, opening-up policy, and socialist modernization, to build a well-off society in an all-round way, to achieve the two “centennial goals,” and to realize the Chinese dream of the great national rejuvenation. Only a few socialist countries such as China remain in the world, and it is expected that there is a long way to go before the victory of socialism and communism across the world. Unwarranted efforts for such elimination will hamper authentic progress, as attested by the socialist practice of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China. Primary-stage socialism in China contains conditions neither for a classless society nor for the future society as envisioned by Marx and Engels.