Chen knew the struggle for the soul of the party was already beginning in the corridors outside. Men like Deng Xiaoping were waiting in the wings, eager to turn the country toward the outside world and repair the broken economy. The era of perpetual revolution was ending, and the era of pragmatism was about to begin. The Final Stroke
The heavy curtains in the Beijing study were drawn tight against the biting autumn wind of 1976. On the massive mahogany desk sat a single porcelain cup of green tea, long gone cold. China: Mao's legacy
Chen closed his eyes, and his mind drifted back over the decades. Chen knew the struggle for the soul of