One recent Western biographer of Deng Xiaoping wondered whether any other 20th- century leader would have such a large and lasting influence on world history as the Chinese statesman who died in 1997.
Inkster said Deng was instrumental in crafting a post-Tiananmen Square policy that allowed China to eventually emerge as a superpower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It\u2019s much harder to see China emerging as a major global power after Tiananmen Square without Deng. He came up with the strategy saying China should keep a low profile in international affairs and that\u2019s pretty much what they did for the next 15 years.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n