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The architect of modern China

Jul 23, 202637:41Society & Culture

From impoverishment to global superpower, China’s supremacy happened at a breakneck speed thanks to the visionary strategy of the man who took power in 1978. Over the next decade, under leader Deng Xiaoping’s firm leader...

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The architect of modern China is an episode from Throughline by NPR. From impoverishment to global superpower, China’s supremacy happened at a breakneck speed thanks to the visionary strategy of the man who took power in 1978. Over the next...

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Published Jul 23, 2026, 37:41 long, audio available.

The architect of modern China

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