Alexander Pantsov, a famous sinologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor, author of a sensational biography of Mao Zedong, presents his new book about the successor of the “great helmsman” - the outstanding reformer of China Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997). To date, this is the most complete biography of one of the largest world leaders of the second half of the 20th century. The mysterious figure of the creator of the “Chinese economic miracle”, who in practice proved the viability of “socialism with Chinese characteristics”, has been troubling minds on all continents for several decades; The phenomenon of Chinese communism itself intrigues the public. The book, based on previously inaccessible materials from the archives of Russia, China, the USA, including the repositories of the Central Committee of the CPC and the Central Committee of the CPSU, written in a lively and imaginative narrative manner, with excursions into the history and mythology of the Celestial Empire, will undoubtedly be of interest to politicians, economists, and historians , as well as the widest circle of readers.