[the four basic principles:the socialist road,the people's democratic dictatorship,Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought,and the leadership of the Communist Party of China] 即坚持社会主义道路,坚持人民民主专政,坚持中国共产党的领导,坚持马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想的简称
the Four Cardinal Principles by Deng Xiaoping 邓小平in 1979:to uphold the socialist road, proletariat's dictatorship, CPC's leadership, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
