Deng Xiaoping

(1904-1997)
Communist leader of the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death in 1997, Deng Xiaoping is credited with transforming a listless Chinese society into a strong industrial power by incorporating elements of the free-market system.

Video Selections

• Gorbachev Tries China [7:17]
  (Episode 2, Chapter 14)

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• China under Deng Xiaoping [2:17]
  (Episode 2, Chapter 14)

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