Deng Xiaoping

"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."

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Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping

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Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese leader known for his pivotal role in transforming China's economy through pragmatic reforms and opening up to the global market.

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