Extent to which Deng Xiaoping transformed China
- were all of Deng’s initiatives really his, or did he continue the ‘good’ work of his predecessors?
- in other words, were the foundations for the eventual economic scenes already there?
- consider also the impact/effect of the changes/initiatives/policies on the Party (CCP), China at large, industries, etc.
- if Mao was the Great Helmsman, Deng would be…? (helps anchor understanding of him as an economist, politician & socialist)
- Great Revisionist?