Word: deng
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...introduction of the urban reforms, China's success stories remain largely rural: almost all the rich wanyuanhu (literally "10,000-yuan households"--roughly $3,510) are in the countryside, as are nine out of ten private enterprises. "Yet without the urban reforms," says a Western diplomat, "the rest of Deng's program will eventually fail...
...reformers have loosened the Maoist straitjacket on the economy, they have also permitted greater, though still limited, social, cultural and even political freedom. Their far-reaching education program, for example, is founded on Deng's observation that "if a huge nation with 1 billion people could boost its education, its tremendous superiority in human resources would never be matched by any other country." The government plans to introduce gradually nine years of compulsory education throughout all of China. Until now, such basic education has not been mandatory, and was available only in the cities. Under the new plan, primary...
years this place will be like Seoul." That is precisely what Deng's opponents--and perhaps Deng himself--fear. As China dresses up, it has also begun to pursue new goals. Under Mao, the people were told that their lives would be enriched if they dedicated themselves to work. Now they are being exhorted to work in order to get rich. "Our government promotes the policy that some will get rich first," says Du Runsheng, the top party adviser on rural affairs. "Then others will get rich. Our final goal is that all people will be rich." The words kuaile...
COVER: A new revolution puts Deng...
directions to shape its future. Leader Deng Xiaoping, 81, is eager...