Two Cannot be Denied

The Two Cannot be Denied (), also written as two cannot negate, is a political concept and slogan first proposed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Xi Jinping in January 2013. It refers to the phrase "the historical period after reform and opening up cannot be used to negate the historical period before reform and opening up, nor can the historical period before reform and opening up be used to negate the historical period after reform and opening up".

History The slogan refers to the historical and political position that "the historical period after reform and opening up cannot be used to negate the historical period before reform and opening up, nor can the historical period before reform and opening up be used to negate the historical period after reform and opening up". According to this view, the Mao period should not be criticized from the present-day point of view because it laid the foundation for China's socialist modernization.

In his speech at the "Seminar for New Members and Alternate Members of the Central Committee to Study and Implement the Spirit of the 18th National Congress" in early 2013, Xi Jinping said:

On November 8, 2013, the People’s Daily published a full-page article by the Party History Research Office entitled "Correctly Viewing the Two Historical Periods Before and After Reform and Opening Up — Studying General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Important Discussion on 'Two Things That Cannot Be Negated'", which stressed the need to “correctly understand and grasp” the two historical periods before and after reform and opening up. The article states:

Two Cannot be Denied

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