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China's reemergence into the international economic system is associated with the death of Mao and the rise of Deng Xiaoping. How would you describe the process of reform under Deng?
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2. China's reemergence into the international economic system is associated with the death of Mao and the rise of Deng Xiaoping. How would you describe the process of reform under Deng? Be specific. Almost forty years ago, the "Great Helmsman" Mao Zedong disbanded the Red Guards who were creating chaos in China. Although Mao recognized his mistake of giving teenage students virtually free rein to terrorize the populace, he did not abandon his utopian vision of a socialist state, nor did he end his ruthless suppression of "capitalist roaders" and other so-called bad elements during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76). Deng Xiaoping, himself a victim of the Cultural Revolution, rose to lead the Chinese Communist Party in late 1978. By opening the nation to the outside world and introducing market forces, he began a new chapter in China's long history. Deng's mantra was "Seek truth from facts." Unlike Mao, Deng...
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