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Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1978 to 1989. Emerging as China's most influential figure after Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Deng consolidated political power and guided the country into an era of reform and opening up that transitioned the nation toward a socialist market ec…
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culture · Leader of China from 1978 to 1989 · politician · journalist · diplomat · head of state · also Deng Xiaoping, Teng Hsiao-p'ing, Deng Syauping, Thèn Séu-phìn, Dahng Síupìhng, Dang Siu-ping
Born 22 August 1904 · Died 19 February 1997 · Q16977
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2026· 3 entries
“If some tightfisted landlords hang themselves, does that mean our policies are wrong? Are we responsible?”
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Public attention spiked: 7,806 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 2,406, with 0 article edits.
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2024· 1 entry
Reported claimRated Out of context. While the 1978 photo showing Deng is authentic, it was taken from the angle that hides the Chinese flag next to the Japanese flag. Our investigation shows all state leaders who visited Japan have done this under normal circumstances. · annie lab
annie lab rated the claim “Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping bowed to the Japanese flag and armed forces during his visit to Japan in 1978.” Out of context. While the 1978 photo showing Deng is authentic, it was taken from the angle that hides the Chinese flag next to the Japanese flag. Our investigation shows all state leaders who visited Japan have done this under normal circumstances..
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2021· 1 entry
The Resolution on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century evaluated Deng's tenure as:After the third plenary session of the 11th Central Committee, Chinese communists, with Com
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2014· 1 entry
CCTV released a TV series, Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads, in anticipation of the 110th anniversary of his birth
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1997· 6 entries
Died 1997-02-19.
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“Variant: There are no fundamental contradictions between a socialist system and a market economy.”
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“We mustn't fear to adopt the advanced management methods applied in capitalist countries (...) The very essence of socialism is the liberation and development of the productive systems (...) Socialism and market economy are not incompatible (...) We should be concerned about right-wing deviations, but most of all, we must be concerned about left-wing deviations.”
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“When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.”
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“A basic contradiction between socialism and the market economy does not exist.”
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“It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.”
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1995· 1 entry
Ahead of schedule; the third step, to increase per capita GNP to the level of the medium-developed countries by 2050, at which point, the Chinese people will be fairly well-off and modernization will be basically realize
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1991· 1 entry
China believed the Soviet Union was its primary military threat, which was much more powerful despite having fewer soldiers, owing to its more advanced weapons technology
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1990· 1 entry
When he met Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau he stated "The key principle governing the new international order should be noninterference in other countries' internal affairs and social systems
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1988· 1 entry
When the PLA restored military ranks, but as in 1955, he once again declined
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1987· 2 entries
And the Central Military Commission in 1989, Deng continued to exert influence over China's policies until his death in 1997
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Deng is trying to push the party elders to step back and elevate more younger officials to held important roles
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1986· 1 entry
Deng explained to Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes that some people and regions could become prosperous first in order to bring about common prosperity faster
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1985· 2 entries
And formal relations between the two countries were finally restored at the 1989 Sino-Soviet Summit
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(百万大裁军), retiring the elderly and corrupt senior officers and their cronies
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1984· 1 entry
“Opis: Zbigniew Brzeziński po spotkaniu z Dengiem w lutym 1984.”
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (1983–1990).
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1982· 2 entries
Established a new Commission for Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense to plan for using technology developed in the civilian sector
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Deng first explained the concept of one country, two systems in relation to Taiwan
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1981· 2 entries
Career landmark: Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (1981–1989).
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The Central Committee of the Communist Party released a document entitled Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party since the Founding of the People's Republic of China
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1980· 2 entries
Replaced Hua Guofeng as premier, and Hu Yaobang, who in 1981 did the same with the post of party chairman
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And by Hu Yaobang as party chairman in 1981, despite the fact that Hua was Mao Zedong's designated successor as the "paramount leader" of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China
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1979· 2 entries
“Socialism cannot endure if it remains poor. If we want to uphold Marxism and socialism in the international class struggle, we have to demonstrate that the Marxist system of thought is superior to all others, and that the socialist system is superior to capitalism”
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Deng stated, "Socialism cannot endure if it remains poor
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1978· 4 entries
Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (1978).
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Career landmark: Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1978–1983).
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Reported that Deng diplomatically stated "we talked about our past, but His Majesty's focus on building a better future is something I noticed
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And 1985, the third Chinese leader (after Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Soong Mei-ling) and the fourth time for a communist leader (after Joseph Stalin, picked twice; and Nikita Khrushchev) to be selected
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1977· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1977–1987).
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Launched the "Beijing Spring", which allowed open criticism of the excesses and suffering that had occurred during the period, and restored the National College Entrance Examination (Gao Kao) which had been cancelled for
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1976· 2 entries
Deng outmaneuvered political rivals and became China's paramount leader by 1978
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Deng consolidated political power and guided the country into an era of reform and opening up that transitioned the nation toward a socialist market economy
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1975· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1975–1976).
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Deng sought to re-orient Chinese Academy of Sciences towards more theoretical research, which had not been a focus during the Cultural Revolution
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1973· 1 entry
Deng established the Political Research Office, headed by intellectuals Hu Qiaomu, Yu Guangyuan and Hu Sheng, delegated to explore approaches to political and economic reforms
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1971· 1 entry
Mao's second official successor and the sole Vice Chairman of the party, Lin Biao, was killed in an air crash
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1969· 1 entry
During the Cultural Revolution, he found himself a fitter again and proved to still be a master of the skill
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1966· 1 entry
During which Deng fell out of favor and was forced to retire from all his positions
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1963· 1 entry
Deng traveled to Moscow to lead a meeting of the Chinese delegation with Stalin's successor, Nikita Khrushchev
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1962· 1 entry
Liu and Deng's economic reforms of the early 1960s were generally popular and restored many of the economic institutions previously dismantled during the Great Leap Forward
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1956· 4 entries
Became Head of the Communist Party's Organization Department and member of the Central Military Commission
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Career landmark: member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1956–1967).
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Career landmark: General Secretary of the Central Committee's Secretariat (1956–1966).
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Deng supported removing all references to "Mao Zedong Thought" from the party statutes
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1955· 1 entry
Was considered as a candidate for the PLA rank of Marshal of the People's Republic of China but he was ultimately not awarded the rank
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1954· 1 entry
Was removed from all these positions, holding only the post of Vice Premier
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1952· 1 entry
Moved to Beijing, where he occupied different positions in the central government
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1950· 1 entry
The Communist Party-ruled state also seized control over Tibet
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1949· 1 entry
And taking part in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) capture of Nanjing
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1945· 1 entry
Several former commanders of the Seventh Red Army spoke out against Deng for his actions during the uprising, although Mao Zedong protected Deng from any serious repercussions
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1939· 1 entry
Married, for the third and last time in his life, Zhuo Lin, a young native of Kunming, who, like other young idealists of the time, had traveled to Yan'an to join the Communists
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1938· 1 entry
And married Deng a year later in front of Mao's cave dwelling in Yan'an
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1937· 1 entry
Marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War
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1933· 1 entry
Became director of the Publicity Department of the Provincial Party Committee in Jiangxi
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1931· 1 entry
Singled out Deng's behavior as an example of "rightist opportunism and a rich peasant line"
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1926· 1 entry
Deng traveled to the Soviet Union and studied at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, where one of his classmates was Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of Chiang Kai-shek
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1904· 1 entry
Born 1904-08-22.
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