China -- and we -- should celebrate Deng
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:38AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett

OP-ED: ... But Deng Is the Leader to Celebrate, By EZRA F. VOGEL, New York Times, October 3, 2009

Per my recent post: this 60th celebration celebrates the very things that stood in China's way (Mao, PLA, Party) , while largely ignoring that the true genius (Deng) consisted primarily in getting out of the way of the Chinese people.

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