> Having experienced that first hand, Deng implemented the term limit No... the man had zero sympathies for the civil state. He just planned to stay in power

> Having experienced that first hand, Deng implemented the term limit No... the man had zero sympathies for the civil state. He just planned to stay in power way longer, and organised it so that all senior party men coming after him will be in compromised positions. Similarly, Jiang never left the power on good terms, but with a hefty pack of compromising info on party elites, and arranging for new coming leadership being very weak. Only Hu possibly left the power unconditionally, and without any power left, but only because he was weak.