Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese politician and reformist leader who played a crucial role in the economic reforms and opening-up policies of China in the late 20th century. He is often credited with introducing market-oriented reforms that transformed China's economy, leading to unprecedented growth and modernization, and is a central figure in the history of the Chinese Communist Party.
Born on Aug 22, 1904 (120 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Taiwan | 3 | 3.67 | 0.30% | +10% | 23,816,775 | 78,674 | $670,000 | 2,213$ |
| Italy | 2 | 6.00 | 0.10% | +0% | 60,461,826 | 62,525 | $2,000,000 | 2,068$ |
| Indonesia | 2 | 5.00 | 0.17% | +0% | 273,523,615 | 462,815 | $1,119,000 | 1,893$ |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 8,654,622 | 5,638 | $700,000 | 456$ |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 5.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 38,137 | 25 | $6,900 | 4$ |
| South Africa | 1 | 7.00 | 0.30% | +0% | 59,308,690 | 179,723 | $350,000 | 1,061$ |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 6.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 10,847,910 | 6,958 | $89,000 | 57$ |
| Iraq | 1 | 7.00 | 0.16% | +0% | 40,222,493 | 63,744 | $170,000 | 269$ |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 8.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 7,500,700 | 7,010 | $370,000 | 346$ |
| Totals | 13 | 484,374,768 | 867,112 | $5,474,900 | 8,367$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Hong Kong:
Deng Xiaoping's southern tour in 1992 reaffirmed China's reform and opening up.
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Taiwan:
Chinese troops under orders from then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping brutally cracked down on peaceful Chinese student protesters at Tiananmen Square.
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Indonesia:
Deng Xiaoping is noted for changing China's approach to economic growth after Mao Zedong.
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Italy:
Deng Xiaoping recognized the advantages of U.S. military presence in the Indo-Pacific.
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Dominican Republic:
Deng Xiaoping is referenced in relation to the reconfiguration of global power dynamics.
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Iraq:
Deng Xiaoping is credited with modernizing China and learning from other countries' development.
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Indonesia:
Deng Xiaoping developed the concept of 'one country, two systems' during negotiations about Hong Kong.
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South Africa:
Deng Xiaoping’s philosophy and a system of meritocracy he introduced in the late 1970s began to extricate China from under-development and poverty.
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Taiwan:
Domestic legitimacy in a communist or other authoritarian state is always the regime’s Achilles heel, hence the panicked Tiananmen Square Massacre under 'great reformer' Deng Xiaoping.
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Switzerland:
Deng Xiaoping is mentioned as Mao's successor who visited the United States in 1979.
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