Monday 20 February 2012, 12:30- 13:30
IPPR, 4^th Floor, 13-14 Buckingham Street, London WC2N 6DF

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Ezra Vogel author of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China along with noted China experts Elizabeth Wright and Martin Jacques.

Deng confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the economic and social policies that had stunted China's growth. His reforms lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, yet at the same time he demonstrated his authoritarian roots, most notoriously when he ordered the crackdown in June 1989 at Tiananmen Square.

Drawing on decades of research, including scores of interviews with Deng’s family members and colleagues Deng Xiaoping and the transformation of China charts Deng’s tumultuous rise to power, from the grassroots of the revolution through his work in the seventies, eighties and nineties. Through examining Deng’s rise, China expert Ezra Vogel gives us a broad sense of how contemporary China came to be and how it functions today — politically, economically, and socially.

Speakers:

Ezra Vogel author Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

Elizabeth Wright Chair of Advisory Board, China Policy Institute at the University of Nottingham. Formally: Director of the Great Britain China Centre, Head of the Asia and Pacific Region at the BBC World Service and Second Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing.

Martin Jacques writer and broadcaster, Visiting Senior Fellow at IDEAS at the London School of Economics and author When China Rules the World

Nick Pearce Director, IPPR (Chair)

We would be delighted if you were able to attend this talk and contribute to the discussion however places are limited. If you would like to attend please RSVP to events@ippr.org