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Deng Xiaoping (Chinese: 邓小平[a]; 22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and statesman. He served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1978 to 1989.
Aug 27, 2024 · Deng Xiaoping, Chinese communist leader who was the most powerful figure in China from the late 1970s until he died in 1997. He abandoned many orthodox communist doctrines and attempted to incorporate elements of the free-enterprise system and other reforms into the Chinese economy.
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Opinion | Deng Xiaoping and the Tibet factor in ‘one country, two systems’
It was 1957, six years after Beijing and Lhasa signed the Seventeen-Point Agreement that confirmed Tibet as part of the People’s Republic of China and its autonomous status. The central leadership ...
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Opinion | If Deng Xiaoping were alive, he would worry about China’s shifting priorities
What would Deng Xiaoping think of China if he were alive today? Today’s Chinese owe so much to the diminutive reformist leader who ended China’s self-imposed isolation and unleashed reforms ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese communist leader and the most powerful figure in the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death in 1997.
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.
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.
5 days ago · What would Deng Xiaoping think of China if he were alive today? That question has lingered in my mind ever since I joined tens of millions of Chinese on August 22 in marking his 120th birth ...
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.
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.
Oct 14, 2013 · Deng Xiaoping's skill, vision, and courage in overcoming seemingly insuperable obstacles and guiding China onto the path of sustained economic development rank him with the great leaders of history. And yet, too little is known about the life and career of this extraordinary man.
Apr 18, 2005 · D eng Xiaoping, 81, looking fit and vigorous in a dark gray Mao suit, appeared in the east wing of Peking’s Great Hall of the People to greet 60 U.S. business leaders and Time Inc. journalists...
