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Which pivotal 1978 meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee, held over 34 days, formally repudiated Maoist class struggle and endorsed Deng Xiaoping's market-oriented reforms as the new party line?

Answer: Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee — The Third Plenum of December 1978 is considered the most important CPC meeting since 1949—it shifted the Party's focus from 'class struggle' to 'economic construction' and launched the reform era without explicitly condemning Mao personally.

The Third Plenum of December 1978 is considered the most important CPC meeting since 1949—it shifted the Party's focus from 'class struggle' to 'economic construction' and launched the reform era without explicitly condemning Mao personally.

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