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According to the Precepts of Wang Ming

Give up Maoism in favor of Orthodox Marxism; a representative of the left-wing radicals is at the head of China. Good relations with the USSR.
Unlocked 4 Jun, 2019 @ 3:22pm

Friendship is magic!

Hoxhaist Albania and Pol Pot Kampuchea must remain in China’s sphere of influence until 1985.
Unlocked 15 Jun, 2019 @ 7:13pm

The Command Of The Great Helmsman

All members of the "Gang of four" must survive until the end of the game (None of them is are power).
Unlocked 20 Jun, 2019 @ 5:23pm

My Rescue Team for China

All members of the "Small gang of four" must survive until the end of the game (and Hua Guofeng is in power).
Unlocked 25 May, 2019 @ 3:30pm

Nothing will separate us!

Restore relations with the USSR by entering the Warsaw Pact and the CMEA without taking control of them.
Unlocked 25 May, 2019 @ 3:32pm

Real Perestroika

Allow Gorbachev to come to power in the USSR, then seize control of both blocs from him.
Unlocked 30 Jul, 2019 @ 1:00pm

It doesn't matter what color the cat is, as long as it catches mice.

Reach the historical ending of China.
Unlocked 27 Jun, 2019 @ 12:15pm

National Reunification

Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau, Arunachal Pradesh are part of China
Unlocked 26 May, 2019 @ 6:41pm

To rebel is justified

Bury Mao in the mausoleum and debunk his cult of personality just as Khrushchev did with Stalin.
Unlocked 19 Jun, 2019 @ 4:59pm

Dare to Think, Dare to Act!

Bring back Hong Kong, Macao and the coastal Islands by force.
Unlocked 25 May, 2019 @ 3:14pm

Your Unattainable Way

Implement automation, while having an embargo from the USSR and the US.
Unlocked 15 Jun, 2019 @ 7:13pm

Pan-Arabism

Create the Great UAR and defeat Israel.
Unlocked 25 May, 2019 @ 4:07pm

Are you sure you're not Trotskyists?

Have the maximum number of African countries in your sphere of influence.
Unlocked 29 Jul, 2019 @ 11:01am

Reverse

USSR won in the Cold War, Xiaopism and we aren't in the WPO and COMECON
Unlocked 19 Jun, 2019 @ 5:50pm

State of Great Joseon

DPRK became a superpower with nuclear weapon
Unlocked 4 Jun, 2019 @ 9:08pm

Unthinkable

BEWARE
Unlocked 25 Jun, 2019 @ 3:17pm

A.T.O.M.

Done!
Unlocked 25 May, 2019 @ 4:29pm

China has Long Arms…

Have at least 3 European countries in China’s sphere of influence until 1985: Albania, Romania and Poland
Unlocked 27 May, 2019 @ 8:01pm

Let 100 Flowers Bloom...

Our Leader and all ministers are liberals in the end of the game
Unlocked 24 Jun, 2019 @ 7:17pm

Third Force

By the end of the game, China's global influence is more than 40.
Unlocked 25 May, 2019 @ 3:31pm

Revenge

The Kuomintang won the election.
Unlocked 15 Jun, 2019 @ 7:47pm

Angel of Death

Kill a total of 44 politicians.
Unlocked 24 Jun, 2019 @ 6:33pm

Ping-pong Diplomacy

In a single game, get embargoed 7 times.
Unlocked 21 Jun, 2019 @ 12:37pm

Stahp!

Convince the Soviet Union to send troops to Hungary and Poland.
Unlocked 26 May, 2019 @ 4:29pm

Democracy

With Multiparty Democracy and full civil rights: assassinate the Premier, the head of the CMC, the head of the MFA as well as send the military to support you in the capital. It is the will of the People, obviously.
Unlocked 24 Jun, 2019 @ 6:48pm

Fortunate Son

Cause all wars possible (only wars that take place in the original game are counted, wars from DLCs are not counted). China is fully militarized. Industry level 100.
Unlocked 29 Jul, 2019 @ 7:36pm

Que Viva La Revolución

Endless Cultural Revolution!
Unlocked 27 May, 2019 @ 8:01pm

Like Albania, but bigger

The state system is authoritarianism. Keep the embargo (from the Soviet Union and the United States) and lose the entire sphere of influence.
Unlocked 25 Jun, 2019 @ 3:16pm

Superpower

China is the most influential power in the world!
Unlocked 26 May, 2019 @ 6:40pm

Bright future

PRC and USSR are in the same alliances and both go to automation
Unlocked 27 May, 2019 @ 8:02pm

Wind of change

Gorby for all
Unlocked 4 Jun, 2019 @ 9:07pm

Unbreakable traditions

Conservation
Unlocked 16 Nov, 2019 @ 4:29pm

Stronger than ever before

Two ways of one idea
Unlocked 26 May, 2019 @ 6:40pm

Peacemaker

Territorial dispute with India has settled
Unlocked 21 Jun, 2019 @ 12:53pm

Asian Pinochet

Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood
Unlocked 26 Jun, 2019 @ 6:03pm

Asian democracy

As long as we have Taiwan, the Communists can never win
Unlocked 4 Jun, 2019 @ 9:07pm

DPRK, but bigger

Thanks to our trust in people, we won everything
Unlocked 25 Jun, 2019 @ 3:16pm

Towards the whole world

A basic contradiction between socialism and the market economy does not exist
Unlocked 19 Jun, 2019 @ 5:49pm

Opening to the world

With you in charge, I'm at ease
Unlocked 25 May, 2019 @ 3:30pm

Stronghold of maoism

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun
Unlocked 20 Jun, 2019 @ 5:23pm

Dream of Confucius

Xiaokang society is achieved
Unlocked 27 May, 2019 @ 8:02pm

Brezhnevian well-being

Well forgotten old
Unlocked 4 Jun, 2019 @ 3:23pm

One hundred billion, and this is still not enough?

Governing - kills
Unlocked 20 Jun, 2019 @ 5:09pm

The issue is resolved

Peaceftull reunification of two Korea
Unlocked 4 Jun, 2019 @ 3:24pm

Korean crisis

The only One
Unlocked 19 Jun, 2019 @ 5:50pm

Hard to learn, easy to fight

Complete the game on hard difficulty
Unlocked 15 Jun, 2019 @ 7:13pm

According to the precepts of the Chairman

Complete the game on "Cultural Revolution" difficulty
Unlocked 4 Jun, 2019 @ 9:07pm

Eternal Flame

Maoists won in Afghanistan
Unlocked 29 Jul, 2019 @ 10:34am

Saṃsāra

MCPC won the election, and you didn't.
Unlocked 29 Jul, 2019 @ 11:18am

Mandate Lost

"Win" the game with a standard of living less than 10, less than 5 influence, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau, the coastal Islands, Arunachal Pradesh are not part of China, and a Liberalism.
Unlocked 29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:04pm

Crushed but not broken

China's world influence - 0, you have the embargo from the US and the USSR, the modifiers "Backward economy", "The consequences of a big leap", "Undeveloped construction", "Undeveloped industry"
Unlocked 13 Sep, 2019 @ 5:42pm

One foot in communism

Automation, standard of living more than 70, corruption - 0, one-party democracy, contract army and full liberalization of freedoms.
Unlocked 30 Jul, 2019 @ 12:58pm

Eating with knife and fork

Hu Yaobang is your leader, liberalism, friendship with the US, standard of living more than 80.0
Unlocked 30 Jul, 2019 @ 7:13pm

Eastern Cyberpunk

Authoritarianism, the party’s line is authoritarian, automation, the branch of science of the army and special services has been fully studied, our Ledaer is Premier and the Chairman of the CMC, investments into the Army and MSS more than 39, Liberalisation of minds is 0.
Unlocked 29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:46pm

Yegor, you are wrong

Try to be right (at least once)
Unlocked 10 Sep, 2019 @ 10:26pm

Tiger economy

Get 70 in industry agriculture and service before 1980
Unlocked 10 Sep, 2019 @ 10:07pm

One billion

Get population of 1 billion people before 1980
Unlocked 10 Sep, 2019 @ 10:07pm

Hatta al-nasr, hatta al-nasr, hatta al-Quds

Iraq is pro-chinese
Unlocked 19 Sep, 2019 @ 5:20pm

Bratstvo i jedinstvo

Save Yugoslavia!
Unlocked 18 Jan, 2020 @ 6:24pm

One country, two systems

Taiwan is Chinese!
Unlocked 21 Jan, 2020 @ 3:02pm

Wind will not cease even if trees want to rest.

8 members of all your alliances
Unlocked 18 Jan, 2020 @ 6:22pm

This is a movement on a vast scale.

14 members of all your alliances
Unlocked 18 Jan, 2020 @ 6:22pm

Let the sun always shine!

Proclaim a new leader of a united Korea.
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:07pm

Bod chen po

Proclaim one of the three independent Tibetan rulers as the new leader
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:39pm

Xīzàng Zìzhìqū

Do away with Tibetan culture
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:07pm

Eastern Uyghuristan

Proclaim one of the three independent Uyghur rulers as the new leader
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:39pm

Xinjiang

Stop the Uyghur threat
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:08pm

Let a hundred schools compete

Establish a factional one-party democracy within a new meritocracy
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:39pm

Rúxué

Establish the dominance of Confucianism within the new meritocracy
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:19am

Fajia

Establish the dominance of Legism within the new meritocracy
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Rome of Asia

Establish military democracy within a new meritocracy
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:16am

Táiwān Shěng

Take Taiwan!
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:40pm

New October

Maoism has triumphed in the former Soviet Union!
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 11:16am

United Workers Front

Get Indian Ending #1
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:08pm

American gambit

Get Indian Ending #2
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Tri-partisan harmony

Get Indian Ending #3
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:19am

The eternal battle

Get Indian Ending #4
Unlocked 24 Jul, 2023 @ 7:35am

Temporary transition

Get Indian Ending #5
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:16am

A man of the Comintern

Revive Wang Ming's legacy.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Legacy Comandante

All countries in South America are Pro-Chinese
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:36pm

Soft Power

All countries in South America have become pro-Chinese through events.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:19am

What's changed?

Tancredo Neves became president of Brazil.
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:03pm

¡Viva Perón!

Bring the extreme left Peronists to power in Argentina
Unlocked 21 Jul, 2023 @ 9:44pm

Long-awaited victory

Silas was finally able to implement all his reforms in Bolivia
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 9:16pm

Is this really conservatism?

Alberto Sumaran has come to power in Uruguay
Unlocked 24 Jul, 2023 @ 7:10am

Theology liberated

Bring liberation theology supporters to power in Paraguay
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:19am

Opens a shining path to revolution

Make a Maoist revolution in Peru
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 9:15pm

Compromise Policy

Angel Duarte became President of Ecuador.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Second Conservative Term

Betancourt elected to a second term in Colombia
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 9:36pm

Colombian goulash

Navarro has pulled off a coup in Colombia
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:16am

Chávez Corazón del Pueblo

Bring Hugo Chavez to power in Venezuela before the historic deadline.
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:18pm

Suspicions proved false.

Jagan elected to a second term in Guyana
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:19am

Is it really Maoism?

Benn has established his dictatorship in Guyana.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Swapped the bully for Luis Corvalan

Make a socialist revolution in Chile
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 9:21pm

A second Cooperative

Surinam declared itself a Cooperative Republic
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Cheese in the Sky

We're on the Moon
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:40pm

Faster than the XXI century

International Space Station
Unlocked 21 Jul, 2023 @ 9:57pm

Red Planet

We're on Mars
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:41pm

Enmity Buried

The Japanese monarchy is over.
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:40pm

New Old

Japan is awake
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:28pm

New Age Emperor

Rumor has it...
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Back to the villages

Get Beyond Specific!
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Gaminguudiig Sanatsgaay

Mongolia and China reunited.
Unlocked 20 Mar, 2023 @ 8:37pm

One Belt, One Road

All the following countries are pro-Chinese and in our own economic alliance: Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Mongolia.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Zǐjìnchéng

China was ruled by the following rulers: Guofeng, Xiaoping, Chen Yun, a relative of Wang Ming and a liberal politician
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

«Little Boy»

Turn Hanoi into nuclear ash. And survive.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

From Fascism to Socialism

Mitterrand fully realised all his plans (left the EEC and embraced socialism)
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Back to the Past

The French Communist Party brought back the proletariat's dictatorship and retained power
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 10:05pm

Plain France

Valerie Giscard d'Estaing passed for a second term
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:27am

De Gaulle's Dream

Jacques Chirac remembered his hero (France withdrew from NATO)
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

New Democracy

A coalition of Liberals and Social Democrats has established a new order in Britain
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:29pm

Labour Island

Labourists has finally democratised Britain
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:09pm

The Old Joke

The Labour-Trotskyist movement has split into many parts in Britain
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:27am

Overcoming the split

Unexpected Allies (Trotskyists successfully retained power in Britain)
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Historical compromise

It did happen in Italy!
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Moro's revenge

The new forces behind politician Moro win in Italy
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:53am

The fruit of incest

Nazi-Maoists win in Italy
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 9:19pm

Historical Justice

Cossuta leads Italy to a brighter future
Unlocked 24 Jul, 2023 @ 7:16am

New Age Communism

Ingrao leads the march for socialism in Italy
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 11:16am

Radish

Napolitano has changed the Italian Communist Party beyond recognition
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:32pm

New Europe

France, Italy and Spain founded the Socialist Union
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 11:16am

XXI Century Fascism

Almirante led Italy... somewhere?
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:33pm

Historical farce

Romualdi revived the legacy of the Italian Social Republic
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:28pm

History always finds a loophole

Fini led the Fascists to their end in Italy
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:27am

As if nothing had happened.

Proto-fascist regimes were established in Japan, Italy and Spain, a right-wing dictatorship was established in Portugal, and Mitterrand won in France.
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:14pm

Memento Mori

Germany has united.
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:02pm

Rreth flamurit të përbashkuar

Greater Albania was born
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Wolf Pack

Turkey annexed Syria, Iraq, Iran and Cyprus
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Annan backwards

Cyprus situation successfully resolved
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

New Sumeria without priests

Kurdistan is independent within its maximum borders
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Stubbornly overcoming...

Democrat candidate won US elections in 1980 and 1984
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:01pm

Black Deal

Didn't wait? Behold!
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:53am

Unthinkable 2.0.

China's arms are even longer...
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:07pm

The Bear Awakening

Romanov realised the dream of the Russian tsars and created the Neo-Roman Empire
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:32pm

Fallen Eagle

NATO and the EEC have dissolved themselves
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:27am

Broken Rastafari

Ethiopia has no control over Eritrea, the Ogaden and Tigray
Unlocked 25 Jul, 2023 @ 2:01pm

Hemos pasado

Tejero's successful coup
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:28pm

Pronunciamiento

Milans' successful coup.
Unlocked 21 Jul, 2023 @ 9:57pm

The Spanish de Gaulle

Armada's successful coup
Unlocked 25 Jul, 2023 @ 2:11pm

Re-Carlista

The civil war was won by the Carlista neo-fascists.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

De-Francofication

The civil war has strengthened Suárez in power.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Karlism-Leninism

The civil war strengthened the CPS in power.
Unlocked 24 Jul, 2023 @ 7:15am

Revenge of the Republic

As a result of the civil war, the PSOE has gained power.
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 10:05pm

A Thousand-Year Dream

Catalonia and the Basques gained independence
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Second Revolution of the Carnations

The Leftists came to power in Portugal
Unlocked 23 Jul, 2023 @ 10:05pm

New New State

The Rightists came to power in Portugal.
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:28pm

Three friendly nations

Albania, Yugoslavia and Romania walk together towards a brighter future.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:15am

Let's hit autocracy with liberalism

China merged CENTO and SEATO and attacked Taiwan and won. Liberal North Korea attacked South Korea and won.
Unlocked 15 Jul, 2023 @ 2:39pm

Great Eye

The GCC countries were influenced by China
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 3:58pm

Black Gold

Oil has a maximum price (60$)
Unlocked 15 Jul, 2023 @ 2:39pm

Cheaper than dirt

Oil has a minimum price (10$)
Unlocked 14 Jul, 2023 @ 4:13pm

Little Rome

The war in Eritrea dragged on and the Romualdi regime took advantage of this.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:27am

The Promised Land

Israel has adopted feudal socialism and is in the same military alliance as the player.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:19am

Betrayed Revolution

Kosolapov is the ruler of the USSR. China is a member of the Trotskyist International.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Cross out the leaders

Kosolapov is the ruler of the USSR. China's world influence is greater than 50.0, there is a modifier Maoism and China in CMEA.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:31am

This is the dialectic

Kosolapov is the ruler of the USSR. China's world influence is less than 50.0 or there is no modifier Maoism. China is in CMEA.
Unlocked 7 Jan, 2024 @ 2:07pm

We wanted the best, but it turned out as always

Kosolapov is the ruler of the USSR. China is not in CMEA. China is not in the Trotskyist International.
Unlocked 20 Aug, 2024 @ 7:07am

Head into political exile

Complete the game with the Difficulty Mode enabled
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

No turning back

Complete the game with Death Mode enabled
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Lady Luck

Complete the game with Luck Mode enabled
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Changing milestones

Complete the game with the rule of politicians leaving every 5 years enabled
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:34pm

China Will Grow Larger

Complete the game with enabled: the Cultural Revolution difficulty, the Death Mode rule, and the rule of politicians leaving every 5 years.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:34pm

The New Chinese Hegemony

Restore former influence on the continent
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Austrian Revenge

Josef Riegler successfully held power in an independent Austria
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Hungarian Path to Socialism

Adopt Borbey's plan
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Neosalasism

Adopt Kiseli's plan
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 11:16am

France of Eastern Europe

Milosevic won
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors

Sesejl won
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:27am

Return of Rankovic

Cosic won
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:32pm

Theology of Liberation

Liberal-left Hussites achieved their goal
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:32pm

Kingdom of God

Conservative-right Hussites achieved their goal
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Renovationism

Czechoslovakia embarked on the path of church reform
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:35pm

National Salvation Front

Gheorghe Apostol came to power. Gorbachev/Ligachev are in power. China is not in CMEA, but its power > 60.0.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Re-orientation

Gheorghe Apostol came to power. Gorbachev/Ligachev are in power. China is not in CMEA, but its power < 60.0.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:27am

Ciorbă-communism

A ‘group of intellectuals’ came to power. CMEA has less than 15 members.
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 9:49am

Yugoslavian Confederation

Sesejl lost
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 11:16am

Militant Titoism

Dolanc won
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 10:53am

Reborn of Tito

Dolanc lost
Unlocked 23 Jan @ 1:33pm



Zhenbaodao

Give the Soviet Union a second Damansky

New player on the world stage

Assemble the East Asian Federation (all possible members)

Catastroika

Defeat the USSR in Central Asia, but do not march on Sakhalin

Ustinov's legacy

Defeat the USSR in Central Asia and Sakhalin

Destiny of Myanmar

Achieve any of the 4 possible fates of this country in the Federation

Destiny of Thailand

Achieve any of the 4 possible fates of this country in the Federation

Destiny of Laos

Achieve any of the 4 possible fates of this country in the Federation

Destiny of Vietnam

Achieve any of the 4 possible fates of this country in the Federation

Destiny of Kampuchea

Achieve any of the 4 possible fates of this country in the Federation

Destiny of the Japanese Imperial Family

Achieve any of the 4 possible fates of this country in the Federation

Man-eaters

All countries in the EAF are authoritarian (grey)

Power Rangers

All countries in the EAF are socialist (red)

Smoking kills

All countries in the EAF are reformists (green)

New façade

All countries in the EAF are liberal (blue)

Activation of the Red Gene

Press the appropriate decision

Pan-World Picnic

Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Prussia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and China adopted the new order

GOOOOOOAL!

Austria-Hungary reorganized

Stalin's Hand

Gheorghe Apostol regained his former role in Romania

Comsomol King

Socialist monarchy created in Romania

It Doesn't Matter What Color the Eagle Is

The market triumphed in the GDR

Black Front

Prussia returned to the world stage

'Conny', One of Our Own

Naumann brought the SED back to reality