In the early 1970’s, moderates gained by engineering a rapprochement with the US, capped by Nixon’s famous visit to China in 1972. Deng was rehabilitated the following year, and in the late 1970’s, after Mao’s death, Deng’s pragmatists seized control of the regime.
但是，实用主义者与激进主义者之间的斗争就此结束了吗？在70年代初期，温和派通过与美国的和解占了上风。1972年尼克松访华标志着中间路线达到顶峰。邓也于次年平反。70年代后期毛逝世之后，邓的实用主义者掌权。