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Deng Xiaoping and His Opening to the World

Ezra Vogel

China Speaker Series
Ezra Vogel
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus
Harvard University
Halle Distinguished Fellow
Monday, February 13
Jones Room, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Emory University

Ezra Vogel, renowned scholar of modern Japan and China, delivered a public lecture at Emory University on Monday, February 13 as part of The Halle Institute's spring 2012 China Speaker Series.

Vogel discussed the legacy of Deng Xiaoping, who, unlike Chairman Mao, lived abroad before coming to power. He lived in France from 1920-1925 and then spent a year in the Soviet Union. As secretary general of the Communist Party for over a decade, he had broad experiences in meeting leaders of the communist party of other countries. From 1973-75, under the guidance of Zhou Enlai, he was the leading Chinese official meeting leaders of foreign countries. By the time he came to power in 1978, he had formed the basis of deeper relations with Europe, Japan, and the United States. During his leadership (1978-1992), China expanded its relationship with western countries, and he mended relations with the Soviet Union. His approach to foreign relations can be illustrated by his relations with world leaders whom he met during this period.

About Ezra Vogel
Ezra Vogel is Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus at Harvard University. He was professor at Harvard from 1967 until his retirement in 2000. He succeeded John Fairbank to be the second director of Harvard's East Asia Research Center and was founding director of its Asia Center. Among his books are Canton Under Communism, One Step Ahead in China, Living with China (ed), and Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China.

Vogel's visit was co-sponsored by Emory's history and political science departments, the Hightower Fund, the China Research Center, and The Carter Center China Program.

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