The first volume of Das Kapital was published in 1867, which has been more than 150 years so far. Das Kapital is a great treasure house of thought, and provides important theoretical guidance for the construction of theory and discourse system of political economics socialism with Chinese characteristics.The first is the inheritance of economic paradigm. The basic reason why political economics of socialism with Chinese characteristics belongs to Marxist political economics lies in its inheritance. Of course, it is not just a simple copy, but carries out theoretical innovation based on our economic construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics and our practice of reform and opening up. We develop the theory on the basis of inheriting its paradigm.The second is the application of basic principles. The basic economic principles expounded in Das Kapital can be the discourse system’s foundation of political economics of socialism with Chinese characteristics.The third is the application of basic categories. The economic category established in Das Kapital should be endowed with regulations on production relations when it is used.Finally, the innovation in the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics is also intrinsically linked with the principle of Das Kapital.
