Chapter 12 International and Domestic Situations

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's birth, you not only accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from "Guangming Daily", but also published "Some Memories of Deng Xuan's Third Volume Compiled Under the Guidance of Comrade Xiaoping", all of which talked about Deng Xiaoping's strategic thinking, that is, two big picture.What I would like to ask you now is: Why is it that Deng Xiaoping greatly deepened his strategic thinking about seizing opportunities and greatly deepened his scientific understanding of socialism on the basis of his analysis of the two overall situations?

As I said just now, one of the most important characteristics of Deng Xiaoping's strategic thinking is that it is based on the "two overall situations" at home and abroad. In the summer of 1993, Deng Xiaoping did not go to Beidaihe, and personally presided over the compilation of the third volume of "Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping".During the editing process, he said, "Whether it is about the present or the future, what I talk about is not from a small perspective, but from the overall situation."These words are simple and profound, reflecting Deng Xiaoping's concentrated evaluation of the third volume of "Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping" as the author himself.At the same time, it can also be said that this is the life experience of a great revolutionary like him who represents the times.

We understand that the old man has always acted on his own feet all his life, and has always looked at problems from the overall situation rather than the small angle.It is also because of this that despite all the risks and ups and downs, how about it?Not only was there no setback, no shrinkage, and no pause, but on the contrary, it became more strenuous and more refined.This is the great revolutionary!This is a refinement and generalization of Deng Xiaoping's spiritual realm, a very simple, profound and educational refinement and generalization. Therefore, I still have the experience that Deng Xiaoping's Marxist political courage and theoretical courage are related to this.Only by truly grasping the overall situation can we talk about political courage and theoretical courage.On the contrary, if this is not the case, but limited to a "small angle", then of course there will be no talk of grasping the overall situation, no talk of seizing opportunities, no talk of theoretical courage and political courage!