Xiaoping
Xiaoping, commonly known as Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997), was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman who led China through major economic reforms after Mao Zedong’s death. Born in Guang’an, Sichuan Province, he joined the Communist Party in the 1920s and studied abroad in France and the Soviet Union before returning to participate in the Chinese revolutionary movement and the early PRC administration.
After Mao’s death in 1976, Deng emerged as the de facto leader and steered the country toward
Deng championed “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” and the Deng Xiaoping Theory, emphasizing pragmatism and economic growth
His leadership coincided with rapid economic development and substantial poverty reduction, but also with rising inequality
Deng Xiaoping remained an influential figure in Chinese politics into the early 1990s, and his reforms reshaped