Making a fresh start explained

Making a fresh start
T:另起爐灶
S:另起炉灶
Order:st
L:cook one's food in a new way[1]
P:Lìngqǐ lúzào

Making a fresh start[2], or building a brand new stove,[3] refers to abandoning the diplomatic relations, traditions and customs of the Republic of China,[4] not recognizing the diplomatic relations established by the Kuomintang government with other countries,[5] treating all diplomatic envoys in the ROC as ordinary expatriates, and not recognizing their diplomatic status.[6] Put forward by Mao Zedong,[7] the principle means a total break with the "Old China".[8]

Making a fresh start was one of the three principles of the People's Republic of China in its early years[9] (the other two were to lean to one side and to clean the house before entertaining guests).[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Michael M. Sheng. Battling Western Imperialism: Mao, Stalin, and the United States. 30 November 1997. Princeton University Press. 0-691-01635-6. 162–.
  2. Book: Jason M. Kelly. Market Maoists: The Communist Origins of China's Capitalist Ascent. 11 May 2021. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-98649-7. 45–.
  3. Book: Wang Jianlang. Unequal Treaties and China (2-Volume Set). 27 November 2015. Enrich Professional Publishing. 978-1-62320-119-7. 1–.
  4. Book: Pei Jianzhang. A Study of Mao Zedong's Diplomatic Thought. 1994. World Knowledge Press. 978-7-5012-0695-7.
  5. Web site: Our Foreign Policy and Mission. 1952-04-30. Marxists.org.
  6. Web site: The formulation of foreign policy on the eve of the founding of New China. 2000-11-07. FMPRC.
  7. Web site: New Chinese Banks: Right Out of Mao's Playbook?. Chunjuan Nancy Wei. March 20, 2015. The Diplomat.
  8. Book: Lowell Dittmer. Maochun Yu. Routledge Handbook of Chinese Security. 8 May 2015. Routledge. 978-1-317-49655-7. 35–.
  9. Book: Quansheng Zhao. Interpreting Chinese Foreign Policy: The Micro-macro Linkage Approach. 1996. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-587430-3. 46–.
  10. Book: Kanti Bajpai. Selina Ho. Manjari Chatterjee Miller. Routledge Handbook of China–India Relations. 25 February 2020. Routledge. 978-1-351-00154-0. 122–.

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