Chinese

		independent	to take the initiative; to act autonomously
trad. (獨立自主)		獨立	自主
simp. (独立自主)		独立	自主

Idiom

獨立自主

1. to be independent and one's own master
2. to pursue a foreign policy of peaceful development, autonomy and self-reliance

Related terms

• 一邊倒政策／一边倒政策 (yībiāndǎo zhèngcè)
• 中間地帶／中间地带 (zhōngjiān dìdài)
• 一條線／一条线 (yītiáoxiàn)

References

• Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “十六大后中国“独立自主”外交政策的不变与变”, in www.wutnews.net (in Mandarin), accessed 2007-12-15