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Deng Xiaoping

Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989

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Jan 7, 2026

What human rights abuses occurred in Mao's China?

Mao Zedong’s rule (1949–1976) oversaw widescale state-led campaigns that produced mass starvation, political purges, and systemic repression of civil, religious, and cultural life—effects documented b...

Dec 2, 2025

What historical examples do historians cite as successes or failures of socialist systems?

Historians and analysts commonly point to the Soviet Union and Maoist China as paradigmatic failures of 20th‑century state‑socialist experiments—linked to economic stagnation, shortages and mass repre...