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".

At a major international forum in Beijing on 21 November 2025, Keith Bennett delivered a paper entitled “Some observations on our work to study and apply Xi Jinping Thought in an imperialist country”.

Text of Keith Bennett’s paper.

The event was the International Forum of Overseas Studies on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and was organised by the Research Centre for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the Academy of Marxism (both affiliates of CASS), along with the World Association for China Studies.

As noted by a report on the website of Friends of Socialist China, delegates to this event from across China were joined by former government ministers, communist party leaders, scholars and others from numerous countries including:

Vietnam, Cambodia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Türkiye;

• South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, and Burundi;
• Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela; and
• Russia, Belarus, Serbia, Italy, Spain, Britain, Montenegro, Poland, North Macedonia, Ireland, France, Hungary, and Greece.

Former President of Costa Rica José María Figueres addressed the conference by video.