Deng Xiaoping was born in 1904, he was a Chinese Communist leader, who survived two purges to become the ruler of China after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. Deng served the Communist party in various capacities,and participating in the Long March from 1934 to 1935. After the establishment of the Communist government in 1949, Deng moved up rapidly in the Communist rank under Mao's patronage, serving as vice premier in 1954 and general secretary of the party from 1956 …showed first 75 words of 299 total…

…showed last 75 words of 299 total… attract foreign investment. In foreign policy, he developed close ties with Japan and the United States in order to counterbalance the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Deng's policies produced rapid economic development, but also unleashed unforeseen social turmoil and greater political freedom. Deng, however, did not intend to compromise the Communist party's absolute power and approved the bloody massacre that ended the Tiananmen Square Protest in 1989. Deng resigned in November 1989, but retained paramount authority.