Lang-Gu dispute
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The Lang-Gu dispute was a dispute in China about the privatization process adopted during Deng Xiaoping's reforms
. New Left academic Larry Lang, a critic of the reforms, accused a private entrepreneur, Gu Sujung, of having usurped state assets. Gu was later imprisoned. This incidence had an effect on the Chinese government, who halted privatizations after the debate.
Chinese economic reform
The Chinese economic reform refers to the program of economic reforms called "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" in the People's Republic of China that were started in December 1978 by reformists within the Communist Party of China led by Deng Xiaoping.China had one of the world's largest...
. New Left academic Larry Lang, a critic of the reforms, accused a private entrepreneur, Gu Sujung, of having usurped state assets. Gu was later imprisoned. This incidence had an effect on the Chinese government, who halted privatizations after the debate.