Alexander Pantsov, a famous sinologist, doctor of historical sciences, professor, author of the sensational biography of Mao Zedong, presents his new book - about the successor of the "great helmsman" - the outstanding reformer of China Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997). To date, this is the most complete biography of one of the world's largest leaders in the second half of the 20th century. The mysterious figure of the creator of the "Chinese economic miracle," which in practice has proven the viability of "socialism with Chinese characteristics," has been exciting minds on all continents for several decades; intrigues the public and the very phenomenon of Chinese communism. The book, based on previously inaccessible materials from the archives of Russia, China, the United States, including the repositories of the CPC Central Committee and the CPSU Central Committee, written in a lively and imaginative narrative manner, with excursions into the history and mythology of the Middle Kingdom, will undoubtedly interest both politicians, economists, historians, and the widest circle of readers.