Word: deng
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ever come back to visit?" I asked. No, others had returned to this Valley Forge of the Chinese Revolution-Chou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, others. But not Mao. He lived in a world of his own and never looked back...
There is little fear in China that publication of Deng's thought is a step toward the creation of a Mao-like personality cult. That would be out of character for the diminutive Deng, 79, who prefers wielding power behind the scenes and has already twice rejected the top-ranking official title of Premier...
...outlining a moderately liberal political course, however, Deng conveniently leaves out past statements that were too far to the left or right for comfort. Missing from Selected Works is his embarrassing 1966 admission that he was guilty of"prolonged neglect of Mao thought," as well as his 1978 remark that "if the masses feel some anger, we must let them express...
Moreover, Deng's writings specifically condemn the dogmatic "whateverisms" of Mao's followers: that whatever policies Mao espoused and whatever directives he issued were to be followed uncritically. Insists the authoritative weekly Beijing Review: "It is groundless to equate the study of Deng's works with idolatry of the man himself...
...publication presages a major housecleaning of the 39 million-member Communist Party, which includes numerous local officials and army officers who rose to power during the Cultural Revolution and have remained loyal to Mao's precepts. A widely circulated government statement has announced that study of Deng's book is "important ideological preparation for an overall party consolidation to be started this autumn and winter." For three years the party rosters will be reviewed, and members with leftist leanings or who are convicted of political or economic crimes are likely to be dropped. In publishing his Selected Works...