小鬼子: what is the leader of china called

president?
supreme leader?
or

WL: Chairman Mao

小鬼子: i mean
deng
is deng called
chairman deng
premier?

WL: Deng has no official title as
president
but he was the de facto leader
he called himself Chief Architect of Reform
pretty similar to my title
and Bill Gates title
Chief Engineer
Deng's official title is President of Chinese Military Committee

小鬼子: i see
LOL
interesting

"it doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, if it catches mice it is a good cat",
said by deng xiao ping

WL: yes the cat comment is the most famous quote
which reflects him as a realistic practitioner
his justification to adopt capitalist economy system in a communist rule frame
he called it socialist market economy
but in fact no essential difference from the capitalist market economy
except for a few key sectors in state-run enterprises

小鬼子: gai ge kai fang
how to write in chinese
what characters
开放？
改革开放

WL: yes
reform and opening
that is Deng's strategy/policy and achievement
Deng's reform is more successful than
Gorbachev in Russia
although the latter was the key for ending the Cold War