deng contributed more than he detributed.
china's rise, at the expense of toshiba and japan sacrificed themselves.
(while the same kind of color revolution splitted the soviet union).
anybody who condemns deng deserve to eat monkey shits and be called stinking insects.
Hi Dr.Bob / Dr.Joe / Mr.Leeliang / Mr.Whyndee / Mr.Cecil,
Do you agree with this statement below by Daniel Tu ?
"當代的執政者，需要好好讀一下《鄧小平理論》，我們需要的是有鄧小平的智慧與膽略，來解決好當前的問題。"
This guy Daniel Tu is naive.
What China need now is another Cultural
Revolution, Mao style to purge out all the traitors and greedy
princelings.
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24th Anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s Death | His greatness lies in: not tormenting internally, but having strategies externally
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Deng
Xiaoping passed away on February 19, 1997, but the country he devoted
his life to has continued to move forward in the direction he pioneered
and has made great progress. Today is the death anniversary of Deng Xiaoping, let us commemorate him together.
The greatness of Deng Xiaoping lies in: he does not make troubles internally but has strategies externally.
People who study history always like to say that history is inevitable, and individuals are only driven by history. This view is very banal and is particularly inconsistent with China's national conditions.
There
is a saying that Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening up was just a
historical accident. If Deng Xiaoping had not been there at that time,
other leaders would have carried out reform and opening up.
This view seems untenable.
It can be said: without Deng Xiaoping, there would be no reform and opening up.
Although
it is in line with the general trend, it is difficult to say whether
the reform is inevitable, whether it will be of such strength and
courage, whether it will be in this form, at this speed and on this
scale. Look
at the neighbors to the east. They may not have the call for reform and
the historical necessity. What has been changed in the past few
decades?
People today simply cannot imagine how rigid the entire society’s thinking was just after the Cultural Revolution. If
Deng Xiaoping had not come out at that time, the most we could do was
return to the line before the Cultural Revolution in the 1950s and
1960s. Of course, it would be more pragmatic than the 10 years of the
Cultural Revolution, with minor repairs, but today's fully open and
market economy is a no-brainer.
No matter how reasonable the historical trend is, it will be impossible to achieve if there is no strong will to promote it.
The tide of history is fleeting and never returns. Looking at some key nodes in China's modern history, opportunities have all been missed due to a combination of circumstances.
What
is valuable about Xiaoping is that he did not give in internally, kept a
low profile externally, firmly grasped the rare international
environment in these decades, and decisively pushed China to a higher
level. If
we had been dithering and indecisive back then, and it had dragged on
until today's eagerly awaited Trump era, we would never have been able
to open up again.
The significance of Xiaoping goes beyond rigid ideological discourse. He
is a practical person. He knows that the most important thing in China
is not words but actions. What he wants for the people is dignity, not
face. So he said there was no argument. His strategy was to do what he could and leave what he couldn't do to the future.
There
are some things that cannot be argued about, productivity cannot be
argued about, and comprehensive strength cannot be argued about.
No country wins by talking.
At
the closing meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of
China’s work conference on December 13, 1978, Xiaoping gave a speech
titled “Emancipate the Mind, Seek Truth from Facts, Unite and Look
Forward.” Don’t underestimate this seemingly ordinary title, it actually contains the basic force behind China’s earth-shattering changes.
Under
the historical conditions at that time, these three sentences had rich
subtext, high political wisdom, and endless follow-up possibilities. Except
for Xiaoping, no one else would have thought of these three sentences,
they would not dare to say them even if they thought of them, and it
would be useless to say them.
Today’s huge wave of studying abroad was also driven by Xiaoping’s decision.
Traveling
back to 1977, if you think about the level of understanding of yourself
and the people around you at that time, you will understand that the
ideological emancipation promoted by Xiaoping is really remarkable. This alone kills his peers instantly.
On
August 3, 1977, Xiaoping presided over a symposium on science and
education work. At the meeting, Wen Yuankai, a brave leader in education
reform at the time, proposed a 16-character plan for the restoration of
the college entrance examination: "voluntary application, leadership
approval, strict examination, and merit-based admission."
After
hearing this, Xiaoping said on the spot: Wen Yuankai, at least accept
three-quarters of your proposal. The second sentence "leadership
approval" can be removed. It is everyone's right to enter college and
does not require leadership approval.
No leadership approval is required. This is simply unprecedented and has shocked many people. If the leaders don’t approve it, what should we do? Will you make mistakes? If the leader does not approve, where is the authority of the leader? Where is the authority of the party committee?
Sorry, some things are just personal rights and really don’t require leadership approval. Leaders worry too much and sometimes need to take a break.
Xiaoping was so open-minded and clear.
Stop
going to the mountains and countryside, and let the educated youth
return to the city. There were no jobs in the city at that time, and it
was difficult to accept so many people at once. What if we couldn't
resettle them, or what if they caused a big mess? Who dared to take this
decision? Deng Xiaoping.
There are many obstacles to implementing household responsibility, and most cadres do not agree. On
May 31, 1980, Xiaoping had a talk with the responsible comrades of the
central government, and at a critical moment expressed his support for
the rural household responsibility policy, which was full of resistance. The second volume of "Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping" contains this speech, titled "On Rural Policy Issues".
A person who can truly promote history needs to possess three basic conditions: vision, will, and prestige. There were not many in China in 1977 who had one of the three, and there were also two who had the other. Xiaoping is the only one who possesses all three.
But
Xiaoping does not seem to be a person with grand ideas, profound
thoughts, and ideal vision. People who criticize him today often use the
"cat theory" and "crossing the river by feeling for the stones" theory. In fact, they said exactly the opposite. The most remarkable thing is to cross the river by feeling the stones without making grand ideas. Historically,
all kinds of empty promises and beautiful slogans have caused misery to
people, but Xiaoping was unwilling to do that.
The most admirable thing is Deng Xiaoping's trust and letting go of his subordinates. He
honestly admitted that he didn't have any ideas. He just wanted the
people below to free their minds, be bolder, move faster, do it first,
then correct mistakes, and don't go too far.
What this embodies is China’s traditional philosophy of governing the country. The top level governs by doing nothing. The inaction of the upper levels mobilizes the active actions of the lower levels.
Deng Xiaoping once said: "Our government regulates too much and should regulate as little as possible."
If
someone takes less care, someone will do more; more work from above
will add chaos, but more work from below will lead to real productivity.
He also said to Jin Yong: "Politicians should not have too many ideas."
There
is no saint who knows everything, and it is impossible for a leader to
have many ideas and take care of everything. His speech must be
important and his instructions must be wise. Such people do not exist.
The so-called "no fuss" means to govern by doing nothing. Doing
nothing does not mean not doing anything. On the contrary, doing
nothing does not mean doing anything, giving space to the people and
giving the public a choice. This is the essence of ideological
liberation.
Deng Xiaoping's vision, will, and prestige were formed through his accumulation of experiences throughout his life. There
are not many people who have experienced ups and downs like him. He has
experienced training in all key positions such as the party,
government, military, central government, local culture, science and
technology, diplomacy, etc. The more he sees, the more he thinks, and
his thinking is not so narrow.
He
went to France at the age of 16. From 1920 to 1926, he spent his most
golden youth in France, which was also a critical period in the shaping
of knowledge structure and values.
When
he visited France in 1975, he visited factories and rural areas and
witnessed the tremendous changes that had taken place in France. When
Deng Xiaoping went to the United Nations General Assembly to give a
speech, he was asked what he wanted to see most. He said: Wall Street.
Deng
Xiaoping was a man who looked at the world with his eyes open. He had
the country in his heart and looked at the world in his eyes. He was
neither closed-minded nor messy. When he was alive, there were always people clamoring for a full-scale confrontation with the United States. Deng
Xiaoping said: I can play bridge. Don’t think it’s great if you have
four kings. Don’t forget that others also have four aces.
Not being confrontational does not mean you are weak. In terms of diplomacy, Deng Xiaoping adhered to a pragmatic line, which is also an internationally accepted norm.
After
his visit to the United States, he severely taught his Vietnamese
opponent a lesson to this evil neighbor, which also made the Soviet
Union scruple and restrain itself, thus creating a good open environment
for China.
He is not a man who cannot bend, but he has his bottom line.
Today and when Xiaoping was alive, many people scolded him. This is actually what made Xiaoping so great. You only have to try scolding leaders in the era before him to understand. So, is it because he doesn’t have the ability to shut up those who scold him? No, he is a super political strongman and has this ability. Nor
did he engage in a personality cult when his prestige was at its peak.
If he had done that, he would have easily become a god in China, and
those who scold him today would simply worship him.
As
we commemorate the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, there is
one leader recognized by the world, and that is Deng Xiaoping.
As
a historical figure, Comrade Xiaoping must also accept historical
evaluation. Regardless of the evaluation, Comrade Xiaoping is the most
important pioneer of China's reform and opening up. It was the reform he
led that completely changed the long-term "shortage" situation after
the founding of New China. "Economic" reality has subjectively and
objectively promoted changes in China's political, social, ideological,
cultural and other fields. Without Comrade Deng Xiaoping, China's history would have been rewritten.
For
a long time, Comrade Xiaoping's popularity was unparalleled, which led
to the emergence of Deng Xiaoping Theory, which was the consensus formed
by the whole party during the reform and opening up. This also reflects the vast majority of people’s understanding of reform and opening up. However,
it seems that in recent years, some differences have arisen in society
regarding the evaluation of Comrade Xiaoping, and the focus of the
differences lies in some of the "by-products" derived from the reform
and opening up process - corruption, the gap between rich and poor,
ideological confusion, Many problems such as the spread of neoliberalism
and moral decline have been attributed to Comrade Xiaoping, as if his
principles and policies led to negative phenomena in the future.
This raises the question of how we evaluate a leader.
There
are three dimensions to evaluate a leader: mission, responsibility and
"limitations". Comrade Xiaoping can be evaluated from these three
dimensions.
Every generation has its problems, and the concentrated expression of these problems is the main contradiction of an era. It
is the mission of contemporary leaders to break through, break through
and resolve the main contradictions. Those who follow the trend will
prosper, and those who go against it will perish - this is in line with
historical determinism.
At
that time, the main contradiction was "the contradiction between the
people's growing material and cultural needs and backward social
production." The top priority was that the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union had collapsed. If the Chinese people continued to be poor, there
would be no way out for socialism. Whether
one can recognize this principal contradiction and see this historical
mission is the first "big test" for a leader. There is no doubt that
Deng Xiaoping was always sober.
The mission is on our shoulders, but not everyone may dare to take it on. Gorbachev escaped and suffered a complete defeat, always reminding us of the importance of a leader's responsibility. On the issue of responsibility, Comrade Xiaoping did not hesitate at all.
Regarding
reform and opening up, the resistance within the party is far greater
than we imagined. In the face of resistance, Comrade Xiaoping did not
take "small steps slowly" but "big strides fast", so that even the
Western world misjudged China ( Think that China has "peacefully
evolved"). Comrades
are confused about how much pressure Deng Xiaoping had to bear for such
a big-step reform. It can be said that without Comrade Xiaoping's
responsibility, China today would not have such great achievements.
Finally,
we have to talk about "limitations." The reason why we put them in
double quotation marks is because this limitation is not a personal
limitation of the leader, but a historical limitation.
It is remarkable for one generation to overcome and solve the most urgent and critical problems of that generation. You cannot expect one person to solve all problems. In that case, what will future generations do?
As
each problem is solved, the principal contradiction will inevitably
change from quantitative to qualitative, creating new problems one after
another, thus forming new principal contradictions. The
new problems arising under this old historical environment are the
limitations of history and need to be solved under the new political,
economic and cultural conditions.
Deng
Xiaoping's principles and policies were correct for his era, but as
time and environmental conditions change, these principles and policies
must be adjusted. All
of these constitute the new mission of the successors, which is
consistent with the understanding of historical materialism. It is irresponsible to blame new problems on historical figures.
Similarly,
it is equally unscientific and irrational to use current vision and
standards to criticize past consciousness and behavior.
Corruption,
the gap between rich and poor, ideological confusion, the proliferation
of neoliberalism, and moral decline... These problems do exist, and
some of them are indeed caused by some policy mistakes in the process of
reform and opening up, but all of these are what we need to deal with
today. studied and solved under historical conditions. During
his lifetime, Comrade Xiaoping saw the signs of these problems and
warned of them. It can be said that his historical mission has been
overfulfilled, and we have no reason to be harsh on him.
What we need is Deng Xiaoping's wisdom and courage to solve the current problems.
Just speak human words for the common people
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Daniel Tu
Founder and Managing Director at Active Creation Capital
After nearly 20,000 views....
My post from May 2022 "Direct, deliberate
and timely" in which I shared an article about the late 鄧小平 -
"不折騰是最高的智慧和善政" (Avoiding self-inflicted complication is the highest
level of wisdom and good politics) - generated much feedback.
Regrettably, I was recently informed that
the original link to the essay was taken down, as expected.
Given China's current situation remains
largely unchanged - notwithstanding the weak economy, ongoing
investigations of senior PLA leadership, and the unreported challenges
facing Xi pre and post-BRICS summit - the article is still relevant and
cogent.
I am re-posting it with a new link.
The following is what I wrote 14 months ago -
"As China faces increasing internal and
external challenges, an article titled "不折騰是最高的智慧和善政" (Avoiding
self-inflicted complication is the highest level of wisdom and good
politics) appeared online yesterday. Due to the sensitivity of the
topic, the essay has gone viral and is likely to be removed soon.
The author, from a historical perspective
and tracing back to over four decades, writes about the wisdom, vision
and political acumen of 鄧小平 (Deng Xiaoping). He recounts the decision to
launch "改革開放" (economic reform and opening-up) could only have been
undertaken by Deng, in spite of the difficult conditions and fierce
opposition from within the party.
"有一種說法，認為鄧小平搞改革開放只是歷史的偶然，假如當時沒有鄧小平，其他領導人也會搞改革開放。
這樣的看法以前可能是仁者見仁，智者見智，但是跟當下我們面臨的局面做一個推論，我們完全可以說：沒有鄧小平，就沒有改革開放。"
Looking back at the days immediately
following the Cultural Revolution, the political upheaval and social
chaos had shaped a rigid society where the voices of the educated and
elites were muted. If not for Deng, China would still be on the path of
the 1950s and 1960s.
"以前根本無法想象文革剛結束時整個社會思想僵化到什麼程度，現在似乎明白一點了，就是精英層都被禁聲了，誰有膽量和氣魄打破常規？當時如果沒有小平出來，最多就是回到50、60年代文革前的路線，當然會比文革10年務實，小修小補，但今天這種全面開放、市場經濟那是想都不用想."
Several passages in the article are worth highlighting -
"有些事情是爭論不出個所以然的，是爭論不出生產力的，是爭論不到綜合實力的。
沒有一個國家是靠打嘴仗勝利的。
1978年12月13日中共中央工作會議閉幕會上，小平做了一個講話，題目叫《解放思想，實事求是，團結一致向前看》。
歷史是合力，但歷史也需要槓桿。
在當時的歷史條件下，這三句話有着豐富的潛台詞、高度的政治智慧、無窮的後續可能性。就這三句話，除了小平，別人想也想不到，想到了也不敢說，說出來也沒用。
一個能真正推動歷史的人，需要具備三個基本條件：眼界、意志、威望。三者具其一，在1977年的中國並不少，三者具其二的，也有。三者俱備的，只有小平一人。
所謂“不折騰”，就是無為而治。無為不是不為，恰恰相反，無為而無不為，給老百姓空間，給社會大眾選擇，這是思想解放的精髓所在。
對於改革開放，黨內的阻力遠比我們想象的大，面對阻力，小平同志不是“小步慢走”，而是“大步快走”，以至於連西方世界都對中國產生了誤判（以為中國已經“和平演變”）。這樣大步子的改革，對於鄧小平要承受多大的壓力和同志們的不解，可以說，沒有小平同志的擔當，今天的中國不會有如此巨大的成就。"
In conclusion, the author, without
delineating the current challenges facing the Beijing leadership,
offered the following bold advice -
"當代的執政者，需要好好讀一下《鄧小平理論》，我們需要的是有鄧小平的智慧與膽略，來解決好當前的問題。"
A good read of a commemoration written for the 24th anniversary of Deng's passing.
