I don't have enough information to get a clear picture on your question, still working on finding that out. There is definitely a liberal wing of the CCP, which Deng was obviously a part of. They are not communists through and through. I think it was an excellent strategic decision, since they are in a really good spot now, but in short, I don't think the explanation is very simple.
As to "why not do it like the USSR?" I guess I'd say that they did that for 30 years or so, and didn't get very far.
I don't have enough information to get a clear picture on your question, still working on finding that out. There is definitely a liberal wing of the CCP, which Deng was obviously a part of. They are not communists through and through. I think it was an excellent strategic decision, since they are in a really good spot now, but in short, I don't think the explanation is very simple.
As to "why not do it like the USSR?" I guess I'd say that they did that for 30 years or so, and didn't get very far.