- 大政方针 dàzhèngfāngzhēn major policyMajor policy of the national government
- 总方针 zǒngfāngzhēn general policythe foundational principles or overarching strategic direction for a task, organization, or government
- 八字方针 bāzìfāngzhēn 1961 economic policythe eight-character economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun in 1961: "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve" ([[调整|調整|tiao2 zheng3]]、[[巩固|鞏固|gong3 gu4]]、[[充实|充實|chong1 shi2]]、[[提高|提高|ti2 gao1]])
- 双百方针 shuāngbǎifāngzhēn Double Hundred PolicyThe 1956 Chinese cultural policy (Let a hundred flowers bloom, and a hundred schools of thought contend) referring to the Hundred Flowers Campaign.