ThisarticlearguesfortheconfirmationofMarxistphilosophyastheideologythatguidesinternationalrelations(IR)studiesinChina.Justificationcomesthroughthefollowingpoints.AccordingtoMarxism,correcttheoreticalguidanceservesastheprerequisiteforcorrectpractice.Marxistphilosophyembodies,bynature,righteousness,inoppositiontopoliticalhegemony.Accordingly,practiceunderitsguidancerepresentsfruitfulrevolutionaryrealism.Finally,advancedstudiesofinternationalrelationsinthiscountrycannotbeseparatedfromphilosophicalthinking.Usingtheseargumentsasbackground,thisarticlespecificallyadvocatesmaterialism,patriotism,andservicetothepeopleasthecorner-stoneofChina'sIRtheorybuilding.
