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The year 1979 ushered in a new phase in China's long and continuous
revolu tion. Currently, this new phase is being symbolically
referred to, by the Chinese leaders themselves, as the 'New Long
March' (a continuation of the legendary and historical Long March)
in terms of modernization, which comprises the Four Modernizations:
Agriculture, Industry, Science and Technology, and Military
Defense. Such an all-encompassing attempt at modernization may
appear, to some at least, to be something new, or may indicate a
radical shift in her policy. But upon closer examination, this
decision seems only to reflect an historical continuity in terms of
the two major long-term goals of the Chinese Revolution: 'national
independence' and 'modernization' (or 'industrialization'). The
former would make China strong; the latter, wealthy. For, ever
since the Opium War in 1840 and throughout the Revolutions of 1911
and 1949, China has always pursued these two revolutionary goals,
though with different emphases at different times. This has been
especially true during the past three decades as this twofold goal
has dictated all of China's important policies, both domestic and
foreign. In other words, while the concrete policies may have
appeared to be lacking in unity at times, they have been formulated
with the specific intent of achieving national independence and
modernization. From this perspective, the New Long March marks the
passage of post-Mao China beyond the transition of succession
toward the continued pursuit of the same revolutionary goals."
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