Four Methods That Should Be Mastered in the Study of the Historical Experience of the People's Republic of China

It is necessary to master certain scientific methods in studying the historical experience of the People's Republic of China; that is, we should study the experience of different periods of New China and at the same time study the experience of various historical periods as related to one another; we should study the successful experience of New China and at the same time study its errors and setbacks; and we should view the historical experience of New China from today's perspective and at the same time study it by placing it under given historical conditions.