Chad, Aug. 16 -- On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), German Marxist scholar, China researcher, and writer Michael Geiger spoke with People's Daily in an exclusive interview, sharing his insights into China's achievements and the experience of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Having studied China for nearly two decades, Geiger said the country's exploration of a new path of social development has provided him with profound intellectual inspiration. As a Marxist scholar, he believes China's practices offer important insights into the evolution of Marxist theory and its application in contemporary society.

Geiger noted that in The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels state...