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Deng Xiaoping was an influential figure in the Communist Party of China and, after the death of Chairman Mao, steered the country towards a market economy. He served as ‘paramount leader’ of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from 1978-1992, sharing power with other politicians within the party. Deng’s economic policies conflicted with those of Chairman Mao, who ousted him from the \\ | Deng Xiaoping was an influential figure in the Communist Party of China and, after the death of Chairman Mao, steered the country towards a market economy. He served as ‘paramount leader’ of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from 1978-1992, sharing power with other politicians within the party. Deng’s economic policies conflicted with those of Chairman Mao, who ousted him from the \\ | ||
government twice. After Mao’s death, Deng set about reforming the institutions and economic policies of the Chinese government which had been left in disarray following the disastrous [[Cultural Revolution (China)|Cultural Revolution]]. He is now known as the key reformist of [[Socialism|socialism]] in China and the man who developed China’s economy into one of the fastest growing and most powerful in the world. | government twice. After Mao’s death, Deng set about reforming the institutions and economic policies of the Chinese government which had been left in disarray following the disastrous [[Cultural Revolution (China)|Cultural Revolution]]. He is now known as the key reformist of [[Socialism|socialism]] in China and the man who developed China’s economy into one of the fastest growing and most powerful in the world. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/136951/ezra-f-vogel/deng-xiaoping-and-the-transformation-of-china Deng Xiaoping and the Trasformation of China, article by Foreign Affairs] | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clHCjkMMgvI Youtube document] | ||
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Revision as of 14:15, 4 April 2014
Xiaoping, Deng (August 22, 1904 - February 19, 1997)
Deng Xiaoping was an influential figure in the Communist Party of China and, after the death of Chairman Mao, steered the country towards a market economy. He served as ‘paramount leader’ of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from 1978-1992, sharing power with other politicians within the party. Deng’s economic policies conflicted with those of Chairman Mao, who ousted him from the \\ government twice. After Mao’s death, Deng set about reforming the institutions and economic policies of the Chinese government which had been left in disarray following the disastrous Cultural Revolution. He is now known as the key reformist of socialism in China and the man who developed China’s economy into one of the fastest growing and most powerful in the world.
