Deng Pufang, the oldest son of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, pictured in 2012. Photo: AFP Deng Pufang, the oldest son of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, pictured in 2012. Photo: AFP
Deng Pufang, the oldest son of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, pictured in 2012. Photo: AFP
China /  Politics

Deng Xiaoping’s son urges China to ‘know its place’ and not be ‘overbearing’

  • Deng Pufang says the economic and cultural changes introduced by his father 40 years ago are ‘irreversible’
  • Comments in unpublished speech to disabled group offer counterweight to current assertive foreign policy

Topic |   Cultural Revolution
Jun Mai
Jun Mai

Updated: 2:50pm, 1 Nov, 2018

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Deng Pufang, the oldest son of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, pictured in 2012. Photo: AFP Deng Pufang, the oldest son of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, pictured in 2012. Photo: AFP
Deng Pufang, the oldest son of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, pictured in 2012. Photo: AFP
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