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Deng had a lot of informal power and never held the title of president. Deng's power was not subject to any term limit.

• seanmcdirmid 9y ago
  President in China is a ceremonial title. It was only after Deng that it was consolidated with general party secretary, which Deng was definitely during his reign. Edit: oops, no, he wasn’t party secretary; this was held by Zhao Zhiyang and (after 1989) Jiang Zemin.
  • fspeech 9y ago
    Deng was not the party's general secretary either during his reign. However he was the nexus of the party, the informal "paramount leader".
    • seanmcdirmid 9y ago
      Ah, you are right. Sorry for my mistake.