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The Four Modernizations were objectives established by Zhou Enlai in 1963, and promulgated by Deng Xiaoping from 1978, to strengthen agriculture, industry, national defense, science and technology in China. The Four Modernizations were adopted in 1978, after Mao Zedong's death, as a means of rejuvenating China's economy, and were one of the characteristics that defined the mandate of Deng Xiaoping at the head of the party.
The Four Modernizations were designed to make China a great economic power at the beginning of the 21st century. These reforms essentially underscored economic self-sufficiency. The People's Republic of China decided to accelerate the modernization process by increasing the volume of foreign trade, for which it opened its markets, emphasizing especially the acquisition of machinery from Japan and the Western World. With this growth driven by exports, China was able to accelerate its economic development through foreign investment, a more open market, access to advanced technologies and management experience.
