Deng xiaoping personality
Deng xiaoping reforms.
| Names |
|---|
| Given name |
| Trad. 鄧小平 |
Simp.Deng xiaoping economic reforms邓小平 |
| Pinyin Dèng Xiǎopíng |
| WG Teng Hsiao-p'ing |
| Surname: Deng |
| ¹Originally 鄧先聖 (邓先圣) |
Deng Xiaoping (August 22, 1904 – February 19, 1997) was a prominent Chinese politician and reformer, and a recent leader of the Communist Party of China (CCP).
Deng never held office as the head of state or the head of government, but served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to the early 1990s. He pioneered "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and Chinese economic reform, also known as the "socialist market economy," and opened China to the global market.
Deng is also credited with improving Chinese relations with the West. During Deng's leadership, agreements were signed to return both Hong Kong and Macao to Chinese sovereignty.
Inheriting the social and institutional problems left over from the Cultural Revolution and other mass political movements of the