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Poverty is not socialism. -- 1984 As for punishing corruption, we should handle at least 10 to 20 major cases publicly and without delay. -- 1989 |
"Socialist democracy and legislation are closely related. |
He (Deng) did not dwell on what might have been or who was at fault for past errors; as in bridge, which he played regularly, he was ready to play the hand he was dealt. -- Ezra F.Vogel, author of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China |
I met many world leaders but never before I met Deng Xiaoping. Deng is different from the others, he is unique. --- Mike Wallace , US journalist |
He's small, tough, intelligent, frank, courageous, personable, self-assured and friendly. It's a pleasure for me to negotiate with him. -- Jimmy Carter, former US President |
In current China, it is unimaginable without Deng Xiaoping. -- Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State |
China today plays an important role in world affairs in no small part because of Mr Deng's decision to open his country to the outside world. -- Bill Clinton, former US President |
"To the world as a whole, he (Deng) has showed how a country can be handled to get rapid expansion, and how it can make its contribution to the whole world in return." -- Edward Heath, former British Prime Minister |
They are ordinary people, but their lives are deeply intertwined with the change China has witnessed. They probably would have missed their chance on a new lease of life without Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policy. |
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Deng Xiaoping's legacy remains relevant today. His policies, ranging from the market economy to zero tolerance for corruption, provide the current Chinese leadership with a roadmap to further deepen reforms. |
Life and times spanning a whole century |
Deng Xiaoping's foreign affairs across the years |