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Understanding China's perspective provides crucial insights into its long-term ambitions. Since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949 under Mao Zedong, China has experienced tumultuous periods, notably resulting in the death of approximately 60 million people. The subsequent leadership of Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s marked a turning point—saving China from ideological rigidity and opening the door to economic modernization.