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How Should We Remember Deng Xiaoping’s Legacy?
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How Should We Remember Deng Xiaoping’s Legacy?

Caixin, 2018

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Many experts call Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997) “the architect” and argue that his idea of “socialism with Chinese characteristics” built modern China. A controversial figure in the West – he was one of the leaders who presided over the butchery that occurred in Tiananmen Square in 1989 – there’s no question that he opened up China to a new era of economic prosperity after quelling the chaos of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Readers who want to understand how Deng’s policies continue to bear relevance in today’s China will find this article intriguing and informative.

Take-Aways

  • Deng Xiaoping emerged as a Chinese leader at the end of the Cultural Revolution and spent his years championing economic reform.
  • One of Deng’s most deeply held beliefs was that people should “emancipate the mind, seek truth from facts.”
  • Shortly before his death in 1997, Deng warned against extreme leftist dogma, and some of his warnings still apply today.

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Editors of Caixin – which offers independent investigative financial journalism from China – published this opinion piece.


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