“Until now, modernisation has only been achieved by a minority of, overwhelmingly majority white, nations… China’s modernisation will more than double the percentage of humanity living in modernised societies. As such, it will profoundly change, and indeed revolutionise, global society.” Keith Bennett, addressing an international forum held in Shanghai, 13 September 2025.

At a major international forum held in Beijing on 12-13 November, Keith Bennett delivered a paper entitled “Some observations on our work to study and apply Xi Jinping Thought in an imperialist country”.

In a major international forum in Beijing 3-4 November 2025, the 15th World Socialist Forum, Keith Bennett delivered a paper comprehensively assessing the main trends of the times, entitled “Changes unseen in a century: the collective rise of the Global South with Socialist China at the core”.