>>1759357Dengism is a right-wing pragmatist deviation from orthodox Maoism, but then again, orthodox Maoism was a pragmatist deviation from orthodox Marxist-Leninism.
Deng was correct in MANY points, but the problem is that the society he and his successors built is lacking in ideological purity and ideological strength; its basis is a strong Party-State that can navigate the shoals of global capitalism and imperialism, but expressing itself, it degenerates the strength of the Party-State with capitalist corruption.
This is why Xi-ism is anti-Dengist; i.e, the Dengist program has been tried, and it's been shown to fail in its effects on society at large.
Thesis, Anti-Thesis, Synthesis. Hegelian dialectic, what's not to get?