▁and ▁W an ▁Li . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁was ▁adopted . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁one ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁P RC , ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁document ▁( which ▁was ▁not ▁followed ▁to ▁any ▁meaning ful ▁extent ▁after ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁" G ang ▁of ▁Four " ▁constitution . ▁The ▁new ▁one ▁was ▁pattern ed ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁constitution ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁restore ▁some ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁mechan isms ▁for ▁economic ▁planning . ▁In ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁latter , ▁H ua ▁Gu of eng ▁wanted ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet - style ▁econom ics ▁of ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s . ▁He ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁ten - year ▁plan ▁which ▁emphas ized ▁heavy ▁industry , ▁energy , ▁and ▁capital ▁construction . ▁ ▁In ▁regards ▁to ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁H ua ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁trip ▁abroad ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁warm ▁reception ▁and ▁joined ▁North ▁Korean ▁leader ▁Kim ▁Il - s ung ▁in ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁withdraw ▁its ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea . ▁In ▁September , ▁D eng ▁X ia op ing ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁capital ▁Py ong y ang . ▁He ▁was ▁un im pressed ▁with ▁Kim ▁Il