Episode 51: How did Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening end in the revival of totalitarian rule - with Prof. Pei Minxin

China and the World Program's Podcast by China and the World Program

Dec 9, 202571:44Government & Organizations

The transformative socioeconomic changes China has experienced since Deng Xiaoping launched "reform and opening" in 1979 have turned an impoverished society into a global superpower. But instead of a freer and more open...

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