Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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The Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was the pivotal 1978 meeting that launched China’s era of economic reform and opening under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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plenary session ⓘ political meeting ⓘ |
| adoptedDocument |
Decision on Some Issues Concerning the Acceleration of Agricultural Development
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Resolution on Certain Questions in the Acceleration of Agricultural Development NERFINISHED ⓘ documents on improving Party and state leadership system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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Third Plenum of the 11th CPC Central Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Hua Guofeng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endDate | 1978-12-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalShift |
emphasis on seeking truth from facts
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from Maoist radicalism to pragmatic socialism ⓘ greater acceptance of market mechanisms within socialism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Chen Yun
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Deng Xiaoping NERFINISHED ⓘ Hua Guofeng NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Xiannian NERFINISHED ⓘ Ye Jianying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyLeader | Deng Xiaoping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| location |
Beijing
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China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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Communist Party of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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Chinese economic reform ⓘ history of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| policyOutcome |
adoption of reform and opening-up strategy
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beginning of gradual market-oriented reforms ⓘ decision to prioritize economic development ⓘ endorsement of the Four Modernizations ⓘ greater autonomy for local economic decision-making ⓘ launch of rural economic reforms ⓘ opening to foreign investment and technology ⓘ shift from class struggle to economic construction ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
end of the Cultural Revolution era
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post-Mao transition ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Chinese economic reform
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Deng Xiaoping Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Modernizations NERFINISHED ⓘ Reform and Opening Up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a turning point in modern Chinese history
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marked the beginning of China’s reform and opening-up policy ⓘ shifted the focus of the Communist Party of China to economic modernization ⓘ |
| startDate | 1978-12-18 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | December 1978 ⓘ |
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Deng Xiansheng
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Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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