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The History Hour: Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China

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22/02/2014

Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China

BBC World Service - The History Hour, Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China

The Chinese leader recalled by his translator, plus protests in Albania and graffiti art.

The architect of China's economic reform remembered by his translator, plus the end of communism in Albania and the protests by Bengalis which eventually led to the foundation of Bangladesh. Plus, graffiti art in New York and the true story behind the British comedy film "Whisky Galore".

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