Prior to Deng, they were operating under a command economy, which is not what we are discussing. "The 5th Republic has been teetering on the edge of collapse f

Prior to Deng, they were operating under a command economy, which is not what we are discussing. "The 5th Republic has been teetering on the edge of collapse for the last few. years, so I wouldn't be so bullish on France." OK, I don't think we're going to see eye to eye on anything if you hold those kind of hyper-cynical views.