Yet it is China’s economic renaissance – some of whose effects so disturbed this patriotic old woman – which has been the most remarkable event in recent world history. The economic turnaround began under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, who had survived Mao’s purges to follow in his footsteps and become the architect of China’s rise as a world power.
而这仍是中国经济“文艺复兴“般的巨大繁荣——尽管某些其中的效应是如此困扰这位年老的女爱国者——中国的经济复苏是当今世界史上最非凡的成就。中国的经济好转始于邓小平的领导，而后者在毛泽东对自己追随者的大清洗运动中存活了下来，成为了中国崛起于世界的总设计师。成千上万因为邓小平的一系列改革措施而摆脱贫困的中国人在当时认为，他的功勋比毛泽东更为卓著。