自西元2002年中共「十六大」會議中正式通過將「三個代表」論述納入黨章以降，學界中關於在以生產資料為主的社會主義公有制下允許民營企業主入黨資格以及中國共產黨屬性轉變的討論文章時有所聞；而2007年3月甫由中共全國人大制訂通過之《物權法》更標誌著繼憲法中「以公有制為主體，多種經濟成分共同發展」、「以按勞分配為主體，多種分配方式並存」的原則性宣示後，于實質上形諸於具體法律條文的落實。作為「中國特色社會主義」的一環，乃是在「社會主義現代化」的建設事業中與時俱進、和當前中國大陸發展形勢之具體實際相結合的務實做法，更視之為胡錦濤「科學發展觀」指導思想與「和諧社會」政策綱領的實現。然而，吾人卻不可「知其然而不知其所以然」，故筆者認為實有從理論發展的歷史脈絡來觀察理論思想如何與中國之具體實際相結合並演化(亦即一般所謂的中國化、本土化、在地化)之必要性；換言之，本文乃在探討於「社會主義中國化」以及「社會主義現代化」下，對於「中國特色社會主義」理論建設之實踐經驗，亦即從馬克思主義中國化到中國化馬克思主義的理論發展歷程，以期能夠藉由中共意識型態與改革開放的理論基礎來收鑒往知來之效。而中國共產黨90餘年的歷史，便就是把馬克思主義基本原理同中國具體實際和時代特徵相結合、不斷推進馬克思主義中國化和時代化的歷史，至今仍是一「現在進行式」。
Ever since “the Three Represents” entry into the Party Constitution was officially passed during the CCP’s 16th Party Congress in 2002, the academia has often witnessed articles talking about private enterprises owners’ right to join the Party under the socialist system of public ownership of the means of production as the mainstay, and the transformation of CCP’s character. In March, 2007, the national congress constituted and passed the Property Law, which indicated “the pattern with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side” and “a diversified distribution system with distribution according to work as the main form” officially proclaimed in the Constitution have virtually come into the common laws and regulations. Apparently, this is really a move against the traditional ideology, yet it is claimed to be a necessary step in building the Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and a practical act considering the current developmental reality of the mainland and keeping up with times in building the undertaking of Socialism Modernization, by high-ranking officials of CCP. It is also deemed as implementing the guide ideology of Scientific Approach to Development and the policy creed of Harmonious Society put forward by President Hu Jintao. However, people should know the what but also the how, so the author believes that it is necessary to look into the historical development of the theory so as to know how the ideologies of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Ilich Lenin and Josef Stalin combined with China’s reality and got evolution ( namely Chinese characterization/ localization/domestication). In other words, this paper has been discussing how Scientific Socialism gave birth to the theory of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by way of Chinese Characterization of Socialism and Socialist Modernization, in the hope of learning from CCP’s ideology and reform & opening up theory to foresee the future as well as comprehending more similar matters.
