It gained credibility from the fact that its creator dismantled a cruel and destructive system, and left behind a more prosperous and humane China. But that credibility has been used to justify the maintenance of a system that is now hampering China’s continued progress.
这就是邓小平理论的悲剧。它的信誉来自其创始人打破了一个残酷的破坏性体制，带给人民一个更加繁荣、更加人道的中国。但这一信誉被用来作为维持一套目前已开始阻碍中国继续前进的体制的依据。