POL_S 475 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Deng Xiaoping, Four Modernizations, Macromanagement
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The basic point is: we must acknowledge that we are backward, that many of our ways of doing things are inappropriate, and that we need to change . 1929 leads failed uprising in guangxi, joins long march to yan"an. 1940s leads military campaigns against japan and kmt. 1950s in beijing, involved with economic policy and suppression (including anti-rightist campaign) 1962-64 cleans up after great leap forward. 1966 deng stripped of all political functions, sent to remote factory in sichuan. 1974 deng brought back to central govt. , but again demoted. 1978 (december), deng takes over, launches four modernizations. Mao"s true spirit is to seek truth from facts. Our nation"s system is basically taken from the soviet union. It is backward, deals with issues superficially, duplicates structures and advances bureaucratism. If we can"t grow faster than the capitalist countries, then we can"t show the superiority of our system. Those who are rich first, will pull others out of poverty.
