Today, 46 years ago, on January 18, 1979 (Lunar Calendar, December 20, 1978) Deng Xiaoping delivered a speech on ¡°Adhering to the Four Basic Principles.¡± Deng Xiaoping delivered an important speech at the meeting On January 18, 1979, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a theoretical meeting in Beijing to discuss the theoretical work after the shift of focus. Deng Xiaoping delivered a speech on ¡°Adhering to the Four Basic Principles.¡± The four basic principles were: Adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party; Adhering to the people¡¯s democratic dictatorship; Adhering to Mao Zedong¡¯s ideology; Adhering to the path of socialism.