Elections Increase Speculation About China’s Future
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Beijing
- Date: March 31, 1993
Article abstract: The approaching death of China’s aged leader, Deng Xiaoping, and the elections of Jiang Zemin as president and Li Peng as premier stimulated worldwide concern about China’s future.
Deng’s Last Selections?
After his political reinstatement in 1977, Deng Xiaoping became China’s supreme leader among the country’s elite collective leadership. Despite holding no official positions after the 1970’s, Deng ruled by virtue of personal prestige and powerful connections. These allowed him to choose, or to sanction the choice of,...
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