ABSTRACT
China's premier under Mao Zedong was Zhou Enlai, a man who served as a peacemaker in the Chinese Communist leadership and who was much admired and respected by the Chinese masses and foreigners. In February 1978, Hua belatedly presented China's ten-year plan for 1976–1985. This plan was overambitious, which contributed to Hua's political fall and the elevation of Deng Xiaoping. The political fall of Hua and the rise of Deng involved more than just an overambitious ten-year plan. Young politicians who rose to power during the Cultural Revolution gravitated to Hua Guofeng, while those who were hurt by the Cultural Revolution looked to Deng Xiaoping for leadership. Deng's strategy for getting controversial policies implemented involved selecting a limited part of China in which his new ideas could be tested. Deng opening up China to trade made it possible for China to acquire fertilizer, which was the last ingredient needed to increase agricultural production.
