The basic line at present stage and the basic stand in international affairs   2002-09-05 12:28:45 China will be at the primary stage of socialism for a long period of time. The basic line of the CPC at this stage is to unite the people of all ethnic groups to, with economic construction at the core, adhere to the Four Cardinal Principles, adhere to reform and opening－up, and in a spirit of self－reliance and hard struggle, to build China into a prosperous, democratic and civilized modern socialist country. The Four Cardinal Principles －－ adhering to the socialist road, adhering to the people's democratic dictatorship, adhering to Marxism－Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, and adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China －－ have been established by the Constitution of the People's Republic of China as the basis to maintain the nation. The Chinese Communist Party stands for positively developing foreign relations in order to win over a favorable international environment for China's reform and opening－up drive as well as the modernization construction. In international affairs, it adheres to an independent foreign policy of peaceful coexistence and safeguards China's independence and sovereignty. It opposes hegemonism and power politics, safeguards world peace, and promotes the progress of mankind. It stands for the development of state relations with other countries on the basis of the five principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non－aggression, non－interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence. It insists on developing good－neighborly relations with surrounding countries and strengthening unity and cooperation with developing countries. It develops relations with communist parties and other political parties of other countries on the principle of independence, complete equality, mutual respect and non－interference in each other's internal affairs.