Abstract: ‘Western Marxism’ is faced the dilemma of marginalization due to the limitation of ‘capitalist regionalism’, relative institutional compromise, criticism of western modernity, and academic rationality derived from lack of support from the ruling party. The achievements of Marxism in China in the ‘socialist region’, however, retain the spirit of the basic principles of Marxism more fundamentally, and expand its localization with the achievements of Marxism in China. While recognizing the ability of Sinicization of Marxism to resist wrong thoughts under the leadership of the ruling party, the ability to diagnose and treat modernity symptoms after absorbing the experience of social construction, and the ability to adhere to the mass line and human care while innovating the theory, due attention should be given to the reference value of Western Marxism to the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Key words: capitalist regionalism, Western Marxism, International communist movement, Sinicization of Marxism