▁from ▁D az hai ▁in ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Learning ▁from ▁Da q ing ▁in ▁Indust ry ▁as ▁two ▁notable ▁examples . ▁The ▁ad here ▁to ▁the ▁self - re liance ▁policy , ▁however , ▁does ▁not ▁mean ▁that ▁China ▁was ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁world ▁economy . ▁Japan , ▁for ▁instance , ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁trad ing ▁partner ▁with ▁China ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Chinese ▁leaders ▁were ▁eager ▁to ▁em ulate ▁the ▁Japanese ▁experiences ▁of ▁state - led ▁development ▁in ▁Man ch uria ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁Post - M ao ▁period ▁( 1 9 7 6 - 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Initial ▁state ▁policies ▁ ▁After ▁assuming ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁D eng ▁X ia op ing ▁prior it ized ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁attract ing ▁foreign ▁invest ment , ▁giving ▁the ▁term ▁self - re liance ▁a ▁new ▁meaning . ▁To ▁justify ▁this ▁shift ▁from ▁the ▁self - re liance ▁principle ▁in ▁the ▁Ma o ▁period , ▁D eng ▁directed ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁a ▁party ▁resolution ▁that ▁interpreted ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁after ▁coming ▁into ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁evaluated ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁of ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong . ▁Its ▁full ▁name ▁is ▁“ Resol ution ▁on ▁certain ▁questions ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁our ▁party ▁since ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁People ’ s ▁Republic ▁of