Huang Kunming calls for more dialogue with world communist parties on developing Marxism

A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday called for more dialogue and exchanges with communist parties of other countries on how to uphold and develop Marxism.

Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks during his meeting with some foreign communist party leaders following a symposium to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth.

The symposium was held on Monday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.

Huang said Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is "Marxism in contemporary China and the 21st century."

He said the CPC is willing to carry out dialogue and exchanges with the communist parties of other countries on how to uphold and develop Marxism and jointly promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.

Foreign communist leaders noted that the CPC has creatively practiced and developed Marxism in line with China's national conditions.

Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, socialism with Chinese characteristics has opened up new prospects for world socialism, they said.