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Deng Xiaoping (UK: /ˈdʌŋ ˈsjaʊpɪŋ/, US: /ˈʃaʊpɪŋ/; 22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997), courtesy name Xixian (希贤), was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. After Chairman Mao Zedong's death, Deng led his country through far-reaching market-economy reforms. While Deng never held office as the head of state, head of government or General Secretary (that is, the leader of the Communist Party), he nonetheless was responsible for economic reforms and an opening to the global economy. During his paramount leadership, his official state positions are Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1978–1983 and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China from 1983–1990 while his official party positions are Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1977–1982 and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China from 1981–1989.

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Not only did Mao Zedong Thought lead us to victory in the revolution in the past; it is - and will continue to be - a treasured possession of the Chinese Communist Party and of our country. That is why we will forever keep Chairman Mao's portrait on Tiananmen Gate as a symbol of our country, and we will always remember him as a founder of our Party and state. Moreover, we will adhere to Mao Zedong Thought. We will not do to Chairman Mao what Khrushchev did to Stalin.

Country, Mao, Party, Past, Possession, Zedong

It is Chairman Mao who should be held primarily responsible for the Great Leap Forward. But it didn't take him long - just a few months - to recognize his mistake, and he did so before the rest of us and proposed corrections. And in 1962, when because of some other factors those corrections had not been fully carried out, he made a self-criticism. But the lessons were not fully drawn, and as a result the "Cultural Revolution" erupted.

Forward, Long, Mistake, Proposed, Revolution, Self

Black cat, white cat, what does it matter as long as the cat catches mice?

Black, Cat, Long, Matter, White

We must firmly grasp management. Just making things isn't enough. We need to raise the quality.

Quality, Needs, Management, Enough, Raise

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.

Bigs, Cool, Head, Low, Lows, Profile

We should not lay all past mistakes on Chairman Mao. So we must be very objective in assessing him. His contributions were primary, his mistakes secondary. In China, we will inherit the many good things in Chairman Mao's thinking while at the same time explaining clearly the mistakes he made.

Mistake, Mistakes, Past, Primary, Secondary, Thinking

Whatever sentence is passed on the Gang of Four won't be excessive. They brought harm to millions upon millions of people.

Excessive, Four, Gang, Passed, People

Do not debate! is one of my inventions.

Debate, Invention, Inventions

China has a history of thousands of years of feudalism and is still lacking in socialist democracy and socialist legality. We are now working earnestly to cultivate socialist democracy and socialist legality. Only in this way can we solve the problem.

Democracy, Socialist, Solve, Way, Working, Years

Mao Zedong Thought was not created by Comrade Mao alone - other revolutionaries of the older generation played a part in forming and developing it - but primarily it embodies Comrade Mao's thinking. Nevertheless, victory made him less prudent, so that in his later years some unsound features and unsound ideas, chiefly "Left" ones, began to emerge. In quite a number of instances he went counter to his own ideas, counter to the fine and correct propositions he had previously put forward, and counter to the style of work he himself had advocated.

Alone, Correct, Numbers, Revolutionaries, Thinking, Years

So far as Chairman Mao's own hopes were concerned, he initiated the "Cultural Revolution" in order to avert the restoration of capitalism, but he had made an erroneous assessment of China's actual situation. In the first place, the targets of the revolution were wrongly defined, which led to the effort to ferret out "capitalist roaders in power in the Party". Blows were dealt at leading cadres at all levels who had made contributions to the revolution and had practical experience, including Comrade Liu Shaoqi.

Assessment, Blow, Concerned, Defined, Hopes, Party

We cannot say that everything developed in capitalist countries is of a capitalist nature. For instance, technology, science - even advanced production management is also a sort of science - will be useful in any society or country.

Countries, Country, Management, Say, Society, Technology

No matter to what degree China opens up to the outside world and admits foreign capital, its relative magnitude will be small and it can't affect our system of socialist public ownership of the means of production.

Capital, China, Degrees, Mean, Small, World

The influence of the Gang of Four should not be underrated, but it should be noted that 97 or 98 per cent of the population hate them intensely for their crimes. This was shown by the mass movement against the Gang of Four which erupted at Tiananmen Square on April 5, 1976, when the Gang were still riding high, Chairman Mao was critically ill and Premier Zhou had passed away.

Hate, High, Mao, Movement, Squares, Tiananmen

In China, we are considering ways of resolving our problems by improving our institutions.

Improving, Institutions, Problem, Way, Ways

I would be quite content if I myself could be rated fifty-fifty in merits and demerits. But one thing I can say for myself: I have had a clear conscience all my life. Please mark my words: I have made quite a few mistakes, and I have my own share of responsibility for some of the mistakes made by Comrade Mao Zedong. But it can be said that I made my mistake with good intentions. There is nobody who doesn't make mistakes.

Fifty, Good, Merits, Mistake, Nobody, Responsibility

Reform is Chinas second revolution.

Reform, Revolution, China, Chinas

Seek truth from facts.

Truth, Facts, Seek

Young leading cadres have risen up by helicopter. They should really rise step by step.

Helicopters, Risen, Should, Step, Steps, Young

Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat

Black, Cat, White

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