Research On Marx And Engel’s Criticism Of The Capitalist Free Trade

Free trade is the important theme of the modern social development.Faced with the irresistible trend of globalization,on the one hand,it provides an opportunity for China to carry out free trade policies and increase the construction of free trade zones and free trade ports;On the other hand,China is also facing severe tests in the global trade system.For example,western capitalist countries led by the United States erecte trade barriers and engage in trade protectionism.Moreover,the combination of digital information technology and capital jointly promotes a new stage of the development of capitalism.Capitalist free trade also presents a new form.It seems to be an equal and free trade.In fact,it is convenient for capital to flow more freely around the world and exploit in a hidden way to grab more surplus value.In the face of the new form of capitalist free trade,it is necessary to see its essence with a sharp vision,return to the criticism of capitalist free trade of Marx and Engels,deeply study the essence of capitalist free trade,and recognize it from a new perspective.Marx and Engels’ criticism of capitalist free trade reveals that the essence of capitalist free trade is to realize "freedom of capital".It mainly includes three levels:The first is the criticism of the freedom of capital to pursue profits.Capitalist free trade encouraged the free expansion of capital in the global scope,thus realizing the freedom of unlimited multiplication of capital.The second is the criticism of the freedom of capital exploitation.Capitalist free trade is the freedom that capital enjoys to squeeze workers to the maximum extent,which covers the alienated form of social relations to a certain extent,and finally intensifies the "center-periphery" international political inequality pattern.Third,the free trade policy and protective tariff system are the needs of the bourgeoisie to safeguard their own interests.Among them,the protective tariff system is an artificial section in the history of capitalism to realize the transition between new and old modes of production,and the protective tariff system will eventually be replaced by free trade under the nature of capital seeking profits.Therefore,both free trade and protective tariffs aim to maximize the interests of capitalists.Marx and Engels’ criticism of capitalist free trade provides an important basis for understanding the essence of the new capitalist trade form.The new capitalist countries led by the United States put on the cloak of digital information technology to implement a "civilized" and hidden new form of free trade.Capital borrows the new carrier of digital platform and exploits the global surplus value with digital labor as the main body,thus accelerating the global accumulation of capital.The emergence of "cloud empires" is shaping a new form of global colonization.To this end,China has always adhered to the objective position of mutual benefit and win-win for all countries,and dialectically grasped and handled the impact of free trade.In the implementation of various trade policies in the new capitalist countries,we always keep a clear mind,actively construct fair free trade rules,and promote the free and equal development of global trade;We will open up more to the outside world and set an example for the free development of global trade.We should build a community with a shared future for mankind,explore a path of development featuring extensive consultation,joint contribution and shared benefits,and boost the healthy development of the global economy.