Hi, thank you for tuning in to the SMKY podcast. Today we look at the fall of Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi, and then the rise of Deng Xiaoping and capitalism in China. This covers some of the Cultural Revolution, a topic that we'll come back to next time.
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| Doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat – if it catches mice it's a good cat |
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| Red Guards in Beijing, each with a Little Red Book |
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| Deng Xiaoping's son, Deng Pufang, who was paralysed after being attacked by Red Guards |
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| Liu Shaoqi, Wang Guangmei and their children, 1948 |
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| Liu Shaoqi, the old comrade and president of China, being berated by Red Guards |
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| Liu Shaoqi's wife, Wang Guangmei, during the Cultural Revolution. She was dressed up for ridicule |
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Deng Xiaoping meets Margaret Thatcher, 1984
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Bing Maps if you're in China. Note the dashes which show the entirety of the South China Sea as part of China, and how Taiwan island is safely inside the dash line.
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 | The so-called 9 Dash Line isn't new. This map goes back to 1947, when China was ruled by the Nationalists (KMT)
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Bing Maps if you're in the UK. No dashes, and Taiwan appears to be a different country, rather than a Chinese province
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"Adhere to the Party line – 100 years unwavering" - a billboard in Shenzhen promotes Deng's business legacy
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| School kids walk past a message promoting Xi Jinping Thought |
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| Chen Guangqian, whose daughter was killed by the guanerdai youth Li Qiming |
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| This gentleman is rather tuhao |
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