120th anniversary of birth of Deng Xiaoping

Why Deng Xiaoping is one of China’s most consequential leaders

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It has been 120 years since the birth of the late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping on August 22. Deng, who died in 1997 at the age of 92, has been credited with pioneering China’s economic growth, setting the path of transforming the country into the world’s second-largest economy.

 

August 22, 2024