http://simonworld.mu.nu/archives/153119.php Time's at a premium at the moment, which is a shame because the revival of Marxism story continues apace, reports Pravda SCMP:While Marxism is in decline throughout the world, China has taken the lead in the development of the communist ideology, according to a mainland theorist. Cheng Enfu , executive president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' new Academy of Marxism, said Communist Party leaders had never been so keen to push Marxism forward... Professor Cheng insisted that Marxist theory could still be applied to the problems China was facing in a market-oriented environment, adding that Japanese Marxist economists had been playing a crucial role in Tokyo's policymaking... Professor Cheng said Beijing aimed to modernise Marxism by building a theoretical system with Chinese characteristics and style, adding that this would contribute to advance and modernise the ideology worldwide. He said China provided a favourable environment for further development... en-us http://uselesstree.typepad.com/useless_tree/2006/01/confucianism_ma.html Simon has a link to an (unlinkable) South China Morning Post piece on how the CCP plans to modernize Marxism, thus keeping it at the center of official ideology:Professor Cheng said Beijing aimed to modernise Marxism by building a