History A-Level
Four Cardinal Principles
What Four Cardinal Principles means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Four Cardinal Principles
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Deng's framework for limiting political change while pursuing economic reform, enforcing the CCP's absolute authority.
Topics that use Four Cardinal Principles
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976–1997 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Aftermath
- Economic pragmatism and trade
- Four Modernisations
- Ideological conflict
- International diplomacy and global integration
- Leadership and governance
- Nationalism and sovereignty
- Political pragmatism
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