In the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping made a historical tour of south China, popularly known as the <i>Nanxun</i> ("southern tour"). During the tour, he boldly called for more radical economic reform and further opening up of China. The <i>Nanxun</i> has become a political landmark in the history of the People's Republic of China, much like great events such as the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Deng Xiaoping has left his own legacy for the country. The <i>Nanxun</i> belongs to Deng, just as the 1911 revolution belongs to Sun Yat-sen and the comm |