Deng Xiaoping

...turned to Zoellick's career and the world leaders he has met. When asked who among them was impressive, he mentioned the late Deng Xiaoping, who was effectively the leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 until 1992. He also mentioned former German...

...start with the third one first, political control over the military. Up until the economic and political reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) acted as a “party-army” with considerable say in determining who the leaders of...

...Hinton described the changes she and her husband had witnessed in China since the beginning of the economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s. They stated they “have watched their socialist dream fall apart” as much of China embraced capitalism. A...

...farmers, at this moment in history, there were powerful people in the Communist Party who wanted to change China's economy. Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese leader who would go on to create China's modern economy, was just coming to power. So instead of executing...

...Special Economic Zone in Shenzhen and is thus associated with free market policies. The Guangdong Model is the “party” of Deng Xiaoping’s center-right vision of greater market liberalization. Its inspiration comes from Singapore and Hong Kong two undemocratic...

...-- than in building a worldwide movement. By putting "politics in command," Mao rendered a universal China impossible. Deng Xiaoping's "opening and reform," however, re-calibrated the balance between culture (which was traditionally the realm of Chinese universalism),...

...down on crime and reviving Mao-era culture. It’s a point that many other officials seem to have missed, mindful perhaps of Deng Xiaoping‘s declaration that “Some will get rich first,” but forgetting the coda that their prosperity would then spread to all....

...when in 1979 he swam the 2,000 metres (yards) to the communist side. He arrived in China at the dawn of its opening up under Deng Xiaoping and played a key role in the country's economic modernisation before taking up his international career. For many years...

...in judging right and wrong. Regarding the CCP’s killing of student protesters on June 4, 1989, some people said, “If I were Deng Xiaoping, I too would quell the protest with tanks.” In the persecution of Falun Gong , some people are saying, “If I were Jiang...

...in 1978, the government has gradually introduced more favorable policies for the private sector. Especially after Deng Xiaoping delivered guiding speeches during his tour to the southern provinces in 1992, private enterprises have experienced smooth growth....