Deng Xiaoping wore a cowboy hat when he visited Texas in 1979.

This image of openness and confidence has become an enduring symbol in China-US relations. Deng Xiaoping waves a cowboy hat at the audience.

As China commemorates the 120th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's birth, the Post examines his legacy across generations. In the first of a three-part series, we look at Deng's continuing resonance ...

2/2/79-Simonton, Texas: With the help of an aide, Deng Xiaoping tries on a cowboy hat presented to him at a rodeo near Houston. Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images ...

Deng Xiaoping is to Xi Jinping what an illiberal figure like Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: two shades of the same color, both authoritarian.

We’re talking with eminent East Asia scholar Ezra Vogel about the man behind China’s astounding rise — Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping.

Some foreign leaders have also put on a Stetson, at least when visiting Texas, including Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping when he appeared at a rodeo in Simonton, Texas, in February 1979.

When Deng Xiaoping launched his opening-up policy in 1978, he also declared a new era of diplomacy to match China’s domestic agenda of economic development.

In this week's issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at how Xi Jinping presented himself as the true heir to Deng Xiaoping Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news ...

Instead, now aware of China’s monumental presence on the world stage, Western elites might take a leaf from Deng Xiaoping and relearn how to exploit trade policy.

As China commemorates the 120th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth, the Post examines his legacy across generations. In the first of a three-part series, we look at Deng’s continuing ...