Early Exploration and Pursuit of Chinese Path to Modernization:Centered around the Early Dissemination of Marx's Theory of Crossing the Caudine Forks of Capitalism in China
Marx's theory of crossing the Caudine Forks of capitalism entered China with the victory of the October Revolution in Russia.Chinese intellectuals have sparked a debate on topics such as whether China can implement socialism without going through the capitalist stage and the path to freedom,which is rich in academic rationality and practical guidance.This has led to a preliminary understanding and examination of Marx's theory of crossing the Caudine Forks of capitalism.With the widespread influence of Russell's speeches during his visit to China around 1921,early communists such as Li Da,Chen Wangdao,and Yuan Zhenying used the magazine New Youth as a platform for discourse expression.They conducted a comparative examination of Lenin and Japanese scholar Yamakawa's exposition on Marx's theory of crossing the Caudine Forks of capitalism,which based on the specific practical situation of the Chinese revolution and society,thus opening up an in-depth exploration of China's entry into the path of modernization.During this process,early communists,democratic revolutionaries,anarchists,and other factions engaged in a scholarly dialogue based on their aspirations for modernization,gradually forming two opposing camps.This not only promoted the popularization of Marxism,but also provided theoretical guidance for early communists to carry out revolutionary actions such as class struggle with social revolution as the main content,implement proletarian dictatorship,and create a Marxist political party.The early spread of Marx's theory of crossing the Caudine Forks of capitalism in China reflects the early communists'exploration and pursuit of the modernization of Chinese-Style Road,and reveals its evolution process and basic logic from preliminary investigation to in-depth exploration,and then to continuous sublimation,which has enlightenment significance for the current new journey.
MarxismanarchismChinese path to modernizationCaudine Forks of capitalismsocial revolution