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in strength, expanding from ground forces alone into a composite military
force comprised of the navy, air force, and other specialized units. This

provided firm support for the People’s Republic to consolidate the newborn
people’s government, establish China’s position as a major country, and
defend the nation’s dignity.

The Party adhered to an independent foreign policy of peace, championed
and upheld the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and firmly defended
China’s independence, sovereignty, and dignity. It provided support and
assistance for other oppressed nations in seeking liberation, for newly

independent countries in their pursuit of development, and for various
peoples as they put up just struggles, and stood opposed to imperialism,
hegemonism, colonialism, and racism. The humiliating diplomacy of the old
China was put to an end.

The Party adjusted its diplomatic strategies in light of evolving
circumstances, worked to restore all lawful rights of the People’s Republic of

China in the United Nations, opened up new horizons for China’s diplomacy,
and fostered commitment to the one-China principle among the international
community. The Party put forward the theory of the differentiation of the
three worlds and made the promise that China would never seek hegemony,
earning respect and acclaim from the international community and

developing countries in particular.

The Party fully foresaw the new challenges it would face after assuming
power over the whole country. As early as at the second plenary session of its
Seventh Central Committee which was held shortly before nationwide victory
was attained in the War of Liberation, the Party called on all members to
remain modest, prudent, and free from arrogance and rashness in their work,

and to preserve the style of plain living and hard struggle. After the founding
of the People’s Republic, the Party focused on the major issue of Party
building in the context of governing, and worked to strengthen the Party and
consolidate Party leadership ideologically, organizationally, and in terms of

conduct. The Party bolstered efforts to encourage officials to study theory and
increase their knowledge, improved its capacity for exercising leadership, and
demanded that all members, especially high-ranking officials, act with a
greater sense of purpose to safeguard Party unity and solidarity. Rectification

campaigns were carried out throughout the Party to strengthen education
within the Party, consolidate primary-level organizations, raise membership
requirements, and oppose bureaucratism, commandism, graft, and waste. The
Party was on high alert against corruption, worked hard to prevent

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