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| − | '''Deng Xiaoping''' (1904-1997) was a [[Chinese Communist Party]] leader and [[China]]'s most powerful figure from the late 1970s until his death. Deng Xiaoping was a vice premier of the [[People's Republic of China]] and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Deng approved the order to unleash the [[Peoples Liberation Army upon innocent civilians in the [[Tiananmen Square massacre]], June 4, 1989. | + | '''Deng Xiaoping''' (1904-1997) was a [[Chinese Communist Party]] leader and [[China]]'s most powerful figure from the late 1970s until his death. Deng Xiaoping was a vice premier of the [[People's Republic of China]] and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Deng approved the order to unleash the [[Peoples Liberation Army]] upon innocent civilians in the [[Tiananmen Square massacre]], June 4, 1989.<ref>https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/specter-june-fourth</ref> |
Although Deng was presented to the public as China's "paramount leader," power in this period was in fact held by a group of senior leaders called the "Eight Elders." This group deliberated in private and operated by consensus. | Although Deng was presented to the public as China's "paramount leader," power in this period was in fact held by a group of senior leaders called the "Eight Elders." This group deliberated in private and operated by consensus. | ||
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After the Tiananmen massacre, Deng's renewed push for a market-oriented economy received official sanction at the 14th Party Congress later in the year as a number of younger, economic reform minded leaders began their rise to top positions. Deng and his supporters argued that managing the economy in a way that increased living standards should be China's primary policy objective, even if "capitalist" measures were adopted. Subsequent to the visit, the Communist Party Politburo publicly issued an endorsement of Deng's policies of economic openness. Though not completely eschewing political reform, China has consistently placed overwhelming priority on the opening of its economy. | After the Tiananmen massacre, Deng's renewed push for a market-oriented economy received official sanction at the 14th Party Congress later in the year as a number of younger, economic reform minded leaders began their rise to top positions. Deng and his supporters argued that managing the economy in a way that increased living standards should be China's primary policy objective, even if "capitalist" measures were adopted. Subsequent to the visit, the Communist Party Politburo publicly issued an endorsement of Deng's policies of economic openness. Though not completely eschewing political reform, China has consistently placed overwhelming priority on the opening of its economy. | ||
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Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) was a Chinese Communist Party leader and China's most powerful figure from the late 1970s until his death. Deng Xiaoping was a vice premier of the People's Republic of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Deng approved the order to unleash the Peoples Liberation Army upon innocent civilians in the Tiananmen Square massacre, June 4, 1989.[1]
Although Deng was presented to the public as China's "paramount leader," power in this period was in fact held by a group of senior leaders called the "Eight Elders." This group deliberated in private and operated by consensus.
Deng's had introduced economic reforms, known as socialism under capitalist management, encompassing all of China's economy. Despite his Communist leanings, he managed to rebuild China's economy by embracing this policy of free trade with the West.
After the Tiananmen massacre, Deng's renewed push for a market-oriented economy received official sanction at the 14th Party Congress later in the year as a number of younger, economic reform minded leaders began their rise to top positions. Deng and his supporters argued that managing the economy in a way that increased living standards should be China's primary policy objective, even if "capitalist" measures were adopted. Subsequent to the visit, the Communist Party Politburo publicly issued an endorsement of Deng's policies of economic openness. Though not completely eschewing political reform, China has consistently placed overwhelming priority on the opening of its economy.