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Deng Xiaoping , or Teng Hsiao-p’ing, (born Aug. 22, 1904, Guang’an, Sichuan province, China—died Feb. 19, 1997, Beijing), Chinese communist leader, China’s most important figure from the late 1970s until his death. In the 1950s he became a vice-premier of the People’s Republic of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist ...
Jul 9, 2021 · Analysis. How Deng Xiaoping set China on a path to rule the world. The Conversation. / By Tony Walker. Posted Fri 9 Jul 2021 at 3:45pm. Deng, a man of diminutive size — he was barely 1.5 metres tall — has had an outsize impact on world economic history. (Wikimedia Commons)
Jul 9, 2021 · Deng Xiaoping could lay claim to being the most significant political leader of the latter part of the 20th century, and one whose legacy continues to expand. His record is remarkable.
Oct 14, 2013 · Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China — Harvard University Press. Ezra F. Vogel. Paperback. eBook. ISBN 9780674725867. Publication date: 10/14/2013. Request exam copy. Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist.
Feb 20, 1997 · Deng Xiaoping, like many of the emperors, combined the pursuit of a better life for the Chinese people with a studied ruthlessness to preserve the institution of power.
Feb 22, 2012 · Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China is a nuanced political biography which focuses on Deng's career as a revolutionary, party leader, and architect of China's reforms.
Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary and high ranking politician who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989.
