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Deng Xiaoping Used "Practice Is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth" to Seize Power

1978.05.11 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·China

By emphasizing that "practice is the sole criterion for testing truth," Deng Xiaoping defeated Hua Guofeng and established a governing philosophy centered on economic development.

The Chinese Communist Party Launches the Great Debate on the Criterion of Truth

1978.05 ·Verified ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·China

On May 11, 1978, Guangming Daily published “Practice Is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth,” sparking the great debate on the criterion of truth centered on “practice is the sole criterion for testing truth” and the “Two Whatevers,” which became an important controversy in the Chinese Communist Party’s shift in line.