Deng Xiaoping was a pivotal Chinese statesman and reformist leader who guided China’s economic opening and modernization from the late 1970s onward. As a principal architect of Deng Xiaoping’s policies, he reshaped China’s political economy, emphasizing practical reforms over ideological purity. This entry covers the pronunciation nuances of his name, a sequence often challenging for non-native speakers due to tonal and surname-then-given-name order.
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