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Does 70/30 apply to Deng? Not tryin' to gotcha or criticize current China (lemmygrad.ml)
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The same with Mao, in terms of balancing good and bad policies, of their OWN time.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Do you happen to have a source? I was just talking with a friend earlier about how the CPC explicitly acknowledges past mistakes like some of Mao's later career.

I feel the ability to self-reflect and publically self-criticize is something that is missing in a lot of country's leaders. It's nice to read when it happens.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Deng: Hmm… listen, I have made mistakes — yes, sometimes serious ones. But I never made them with bad intentions; I always made them with good intentions. My conscience is clear about my own life. Hmm… listen, I think I could give myself fifty percent. Yes, fifty percent would be all right.

https://redsails.org/deng-and-fallaci/