policy of relying mainly on our own efforts while seeking assistance from abroad br>policy of enlisting foreign aid as a supplement to our own efforts br>
自力更生: rely [depend; count] on one's own efforts; hoe one's own row; make one's way in life by one's own efforts; push forward by one's own effort; put forth new life by one's own efforts; raise
他们决定不依靠外援来救灾: they decided not to count on foreign aid to relieve the famine