After all, the Chinese people had been repressed for so long that economic reforms alone represented a huge step forward. Indeed, by creating space for individual creativity and entrepreneurship, they unleashed a historically unprecedented period of rapid growth that lifted millions of Chinese out of poverty.
在邓小平执政期间，邓小平理论的内在矛盾和局限并不那么明显。毕竟，中国人民此前经受了长期压迫，光是经济改革已经代表了巨大的进步。事实上，经济改革为个人创造力和企业家精神营造了空间，带来了前所未有的快速增长时期，将数亿中国人民带出贫困。