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Two Whatevers
Chinese communist political doctrine
Two Whatevers
The "Two Whatevers" (Chinese: 两个凡是; pinyin: Liǎng gè fán shì) refers to the statement that "We will resolutely uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made, and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao gave" (凡是毛主席作出的决策，我们都坚决维护；凡是毛主席的指示，我们都始终不渝地遵循). The policy was advocated by the Chinese Communist Party chairman Hua Guofeng, Mao's successor, who had earlier ended the Cultural Revolution and arrested the Gang of Four. In a 7 February 1977 editorial titled "Study the Documents Well and Grasp the Key Link" which appeared in People's Daily, Red Flag, and People's Liberation Army Daily, Hua articulated the "Two Whatevers" slogan: "We will resolutely uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made, and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao gave". The slogan was underscoring Mao's testament that designated Hua as his successor. It proved a trigger for Deng Xiaoping's manoeuvre in 1978 to implement economic reform policy in China, and eventually led to Hua...
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