ChinaDeng Xiaoping was China's paramount leader from the late 1970s into the 1990s. He introduced market-oriented reforms and opened the economy to foreign investment while keeping the Communist Party's monopoly on political power.
In the 12 Axes register, Deng Xiaoping leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Deng Xiaoping sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary party-state with special zones
Oligarchy
Collective party leadership, no elections
Authoritarian
Ordered 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Anti-Interventionist
Low-profile, non-interference foreign policy
Neutral
Fought Vietnam in 1979, cut troop numbers
Centrist
Maintained existing minority policies
Mixed Economic
"Socialism with Chinese characteristics"
Balanced
Combined planning with market reforms
Free Trade
Opened China to foreign trade and investment
Atheist
Atheist party, limited tolerance of religion
Moderate
Pragmatic, avoided cultural campaigns
Technological
Four Modernizations stressed science and technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Deng Xiaoping is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, Deng Xiaoping is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
