The third World Congress on Marxism successfully held at Peking University in Beijing from July 17 to 18, 2021. The theme of this congress is “Marxism and modernizaiton”. This year's conference took place online and offline due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 300 Marxist scholars from home and abroad attended the opening ceremony. The president Hong Xiaonan and Dr. Wang Yuanyuan were invited this congress and delivered speeches.

At the two-day event, over 60 international scholars from more than 20 countries and regions, including the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Japan and India, made presentations via video link at various thematic forums, high-level dialogues and special seminars. These dealt with such topics as "The spread of Marxism in China," "China's experience of modernization" and "The CPC and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." etc. Over the past century, the scientific nature and truth of Marxism have been fully tested in China. China's achievements have attracted the attention of the world, and its rich theoretical attainments and practical experience in adapting Marxism to China's conditions have become the focus of participating scholars.

On the closing ceremony, the president Hong Xiaonan, on behalf of the sub-form six “Peking University and the Communist Party of China”, made a conclusion. The president Hong Xiaonan commonded the points of every speech in detail and summarized the disscusion of sub-form six. He said this congress as an important platform to promote international research on Marxism and boost academic exchanges in the field.