Though it is often said that Mao belonged to the "first generation" of CCP leaders, and Deng to the "second generation," in fact both Mao and Deng were part of the same political generation-- the one that seized power.
雖然一般的劃分是把毛和鄧系屬於第一代和第二代，但事實上他們是共同「打天下」的同一代的人物。