Deng Xiaoping Quotes:
Ocupation: Politician
Life: August 22, 1904 - February 19, 1997
Birthday: August 22
Death: February 19
So far as Chairman Mao's own hopes were concerned, he initiated the "Cultural Revolution" in order to avert the restoration of capitalism, but he had made an erroneous assessment of China's actual situation. In the first place, the targets of the revolution were wrongly defined, which led to the effort to ferret out "capitalist roaders in power in the Party". Blows were dealt at leading cadres at all levels who had made contributions to the revolution and had practical experience, including Comrade Liu Shaoqi.
source: Source: blog.hiddenharmonies.org
topic: Party, Blow, Assessment, Cadre, Ferrets, Practical Experience, Chairman Mao, Avert
