In China, Mao Zedong united the country in 1949, while Deng Xiaoping was responsible for engineering its unprecedented economic rise. For Xi to join their ranks, he must create a modern, rules-based state.
毛泽东在1949年统一了中国，而邓小平发动了前所未有的经济崛起。习近平要想和毛邓看齐，就必须建立以基于规则（rules-based）的现代中国。而这首先需要清除腐败的“大老虎”。