Deng Hongxun
Deng Hongxun | |
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邓鸿勋 | |
Communist Party Secretary of Hainan | |
In office June 1990 – January 1993 | |
Preceded by | Xu Shijie |
Succeeded by | Ruan Chongwu |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1931 Communist Party of China |
Alma mater | Jiangnan University |
Deng Hongxun (
Early life and career
Deng was born in January 1931 in
After graduating from university, he was sent to
He was transferred to the
Hainan and later career
In the aftermath of the
Deng was expected to bring his advanced experience in economic work to the fledgling province of Hainan, as he had worked in Southern Jiangsu, whose economy had been growing rapidly since the late 1970s. However, instead of focusing on economic reform, Deng emphasized "cadre building", citing Mao Zedong's quotations as justification. He brought to Hainan many of his followers and friends from Jiangsu, and forbade local cadres to build their own private houses. These acts alienated native officials and earned him a reputation for being anti-Hainan.[2]
Moreover, Deng proved unable to work with Governor Liu Jianfeng, an associate of Premier Li Peng. From 1990 to 1992, the two top officials of Hainan clashed fiercely, hindering the province's development.[2] By the end of 1992, Deng and Liu were trying to drive each other out of the province.[2] A high-ranking official, Li Shanyou, accused Liu of visiting a prostitute.[2] Li was imprisoned after the accusation was proven false, and Liu launched a counter-investigation to find the instigator, rumoured to be Deng. Their infighting became an embarrassment to the central government, which transferred both of them to Beijing in January 1993, and replaced them with a single official, Ruan Chongwu.[2]
In Beijing, Deng served as Deputy Director of the
Deng retired in April 1998. He died on 21 December 2019 in Wuxi, aged 88.[5]
References
- ^ a b c 关注“农民就业与中国现代化”的人—邓鸿勋. Jiangnan University. 16 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-315-29315-8.
- ISBN 978-1-134-04547-1.
- ^ a b "Deng Hongxun". China Viate. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b "邓鸿勋同志逝世". Xinhua. 2019-12-27. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-01-12.