1992年的南巡讲话(又称“南方谈话”),应该算是中国历史上的一个奇迹:一位已是“普通党员”的政治家在垂暮之年,以个人的政治智慧,改变了一个国家的政治走向,也改写了中国的未来。“没有小平同志的南方谈话,党的十四大怎么开?没有小平同志的南方谈话,1992年以来中国的社会发展如此之快,谁能想象!”一位陪同邓小平南巡的老干部 The 1992 Southern Tour Speech (aka “Southern Talks”) should be regarded as a miracle in Chinese history: one politician who is already a “common party member” is in his twilight years, with his personal political wisdom, Changed the political direction of a country and also rewritten China’s future. “Without Comrade Xiaoping’s southern talk, how did the Party’s 14th National Congress begin? Without Comrade Xiaoping’s southern talks, China’s social development has been so fast since 1992, and who can imagine!” One veteran cadre who accompanied Deng Xiaoping’s southern tour