Title: Chinese Education After Mao: Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back and Begin Again?
Abstract: Of all the sayings attributed to Deng Xiaoping, his commentary on the colour of cats is surely the most famous. Thanks to the radical campaign against him in 1976, all of China was reminded that Deng did not care whether a cat was black or white – so long as it could catch mice it was good enough for him. This was said to demonstrate his lack of commitment to political principle. As a consequence he was hailed outside China as a pragmatist and a moderate bent on seeking the shortest, quickest route towards his country's modernization, s of the political or ideological implications of the means adopted.
Publication Year: 1980
Publication Date: 1980-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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