About the Author

Xu Zhihong graduated from the Department of Philosophy of Peking University with a Master of Philosophy. He is currently the Director of the Organization Department of the Party Committee of Renmin University of China, a doctoral supervisor and a professor of the School of Marxism. In 2015, Xu Zhihong became the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Capital Normal University. He has co-edited several books, including the textbook History of Marxism, History of Mao Zedong Thought, China's Market Economic System and Changes in Economic and Socio-Political Structure, A Concise History of Marxism and A Study of Deng Xiaoping's Unifying Power, and edited and co-edited Introduction to Deng Xiaoping Theory for adults and undergraduates. Qin Xuan, PhD in Law, is a Professor at Renmin University of China in a second-level post, a PhD supervisor, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Teaching and Research at Renmin University of China, and former Dean of the School of Marxism. He is currently the Director of the Institute of Xi Jingping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era at Renmin University of China. He is one of the leading talents in philosophy and social sciences in the third batch of the National "Ten Thousand People Plan". Head of the Expert Steering Group of the Steering Committee for the Integration of Civics and Political Science Courses in Universities and Schools.