Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping became the leader of China in 1979 and replaced Hua Guofeng. He reformed the Chinese economy by opening up its trade and reformed its economy in the 1980s. He created Special Economic Zones in Shenzhen and Hainan. This led to a exponetial increase in human development in China and export. China negotiated with United Kingdom and Portugal to transfer Hong Kong and Macau to China in 1997 and 1999 perspectively. The reforms led toTiananmen Square protests in 1989. This led Deng to resign and Jiang Zemin replaced him although Deng makes most of the decision.