1998年10月15日至20日,陕西、上海、武汉、浙江等省市社科院和中央党校共19个单位,在西安联合举办了“全国邓小平价值观与改革开放20年学术讨论会”。50多位学者到会,围绕有关问题进行了热烈的讨论。一关于邓小平是否有一个相对独立的价值观问题,与会者一致持肯定的看法。但与会者都感到社会上对这一问题迄今尚缺乏普遍明确的认识,学术界有 From 19 to 20 October 1998, 19 units of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Central Party School of Shaanxi, Shanghai, Wuhan, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities held a joint “Symposium on Deng Xiaoping Values ​​and 20 Years of Reform and Opening up in Xi’an” jointly held in Xi’an. More than 50 scholars attended the meeting and held lively discussions on the issues. As to whether Deng Xiaoping had a relatively independent question of values, the participants agreed unanimously. However, participants all felt that there was a lack of a general and clear understanding of this issue so far in the society.