Deng Xiaoping

To get rich is glorious

Market reform under one-party rule.

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The reformer who unleashed China's market boom while keeping the party's grip — the paradigm of pragmatic, growth-first technocratic authoritarianism.

social

'Black cat, white cat' pragmatism over ideology.

economic

Opened China to markets and foreign capital — 'socialism with Chinese characteristics.'

governance

Pragmatic one-party technocratic control.

Notable for

Launched China's economic reforms
Special Economic Zones
'Socialism with Chinese characteristics'

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