366. The Architect of Modern China

The Rest Is History

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4.6 • 26.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“Let us advance courageously, to change the backward condition of our country, and turn it into a modern and powerful socialist state!” Deng Xiaoping, a man purged by Mao and his followers twice before becoming leader of China, paved the way for a modern Chinese state and economy, opening the country up to foreign investment and technology, whilst maintaining firm control of the Chinese Communist Party. In today’s episode, Tom and Dominic are joined by Friend of the Show Professor Rana Mitter, as they look at how China transitioned into the global economic and political powerhouse it is today, Deng Xiaoping’s role in transforming the country, and, of course, Wham! and their 1985 visit… *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My Guy, are you supporting women's football?
0:05.2	This summer it's time to get to know the players and your taste buds.
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0:40.7	On the eve of nationwide victory in the Chinese revolution, Comrade Mao Zedong called
0:45.8	on the whole party to start learning a fresh.
0:49.1	We did that pretty well and consequently, after entering the cities, we were able to rehabilitate
0:54.4	the economy very quickly and then to accomplish the socialist transformation.
1:00.0	But we must admit that we have not learned well enough in the subsequent years.
1:06.6	Expending our main efforts on political campaigns, we did not master the skills needed to
1:12.0	build our country.
1:13.9	Our socialist construction failed to progress satisfactorily and we experienced grave
1:19.5	setbacks politically.
1:21.8	Now that our task is to achieve modernization, our lack of the necessary knowledge is even
1:28.1	more obvious.
1:29.5	So the whole party must start learning again.
1:34.4	We should learn in different ways through practice, from books and from the experience,
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