▁Gang ▁of ▁Four . ▁H ua ▁tried ▁to ▁fill ▁his ▁ment or ' s ▁sho es ▁by , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁sport ing ▁an ▁identical ▁ha irc ut . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁" in ▁order ▁to ▁honor ▁Chair man ▁Ma o , ▁we ▁should ▁govern ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁his ▁wishes ." ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁" Two ▁Wh ate vers ", ▁meaning ▁that ▁" Wh atever ▁Chair man ▁Ma o ▁said , ▁we ▁will ▁say , ▁and ▁whatever ▁Chair man ▁Ma o ▁did , ▁we ▁will ▁do ." ▁Through out ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 7 8 , ▁policy ▁efforts ▁centered ▁around ▁economic ▁recovery . ▁School s ▁began ▁to ▁re open , ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁extreme ▁aspects ▁of ▁Ma o ' s ▁person ality ▁cult ▁were ▁ton ed ▁down . ▁It ▁was ▁now ▁being ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁leader ▁and ▁think er , ▁but ▁not ▁an ▁inf al li ble ▁god ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁revolution ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁many ▁people ▁and ▁not ▁just ▁him . ▁The ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁well - mean ing ▁idea ▁that ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁control , ▁and ▁H ua ▁declared ▁that ▁a ▁second ▁CR ▁might ▁be ▁necessary ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁newsp apers ▁stopped ▁printing ▁Ma o ' s ▁quot ations ▁in ▁bold ▁text . ▁N uc lear ▁weapons ▁testing , ▁miss ile , ▁and ▁space ▁launch es ▁continued ▁ap ace . ▁ ▁H ua '