Four Modernizations
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Four Modernizations
Translation of Chinese sìge xìandaì-huà
Example Sentences
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He embraced a set of goals known as the Four Modernizations.
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Japanese companies suddenly found themselves prevented from fulfilling 30 contracts worth $2.1 billion for plants and machinery, as Peking appeared to have second thoughts about its massive Four Modernizations campaign.
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Yet if Deng Xiaoping is to succeed in his Four Modernizations, he may have to suppress consumerism.
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The Four Modernizations were designed to give the outside world the impression that the mainland was going to turn into a huge market.
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Peking, it appeared, was scrapping much of the philosophy behind the ambitious Four Modernizations* development campaign launched with great fanfare three years ago.
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