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lessons from Deng Xiaoping - by Charles Yang - Rough Drafts

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I recently finished Ezra Vogel’s defining biography of Deng Xiaoping, the leader who arguably defined the market reforms that birthed the China we know today. A few of my notes and takeaways: Deng Xiaoping was in many ways the perfect leader to bring about significant reforms to China. He spent a decade of his early career within the PLA, which was a crucial reason for the military’s trust in Deng when he took power. He also spent a remarkable amount early in his career supporting the very highest levels of CCP and was able to be in the rooms that mattered early on. During the Long March, he quickly became a confidante of Mao’s and despite being purged multiple times, always retained Mao’s trust. Particularly when it came to foreign affairs, Mao had Deng apprenticed to Zhou Enlai, where Deng was exposed to the highest levels of negotiations and meetings with foreign leaders for almost a decade before he eventually took power. Like other successful leaders e.g. Lee Kuan Yew, LBJ, Hyman

Lessons from Deng Xiaoping Ideological Innovator and Ruthless Pragmatic Charles Yang Nov 14, 2024 44 2 3 Share I recently finished Ezra Vogel’s defining biography of Deng Xiaoping , the leader who arguably defined the market reforms that birthed the China we know today. A few of my notes and takeaways: Raised For This Very Purpose Deng Xiaoping was in many ways the perfect leader to bring about significant reforms to China. He spent a decade of his early career within the PLA, which was a crucial reason for the military’s trust in Deng when he took power. He also spent a remarkable amount earl

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