I find it funny because westoids love simping for Deng since he was supposedly capitalist over Mao. They seem to forget that just coz Deng isn't as extreme as Mao doesn't mean he's gonna go neoliberal. The guy also grew up from rough times.
If we read the history we can find that western politicians including Kings in the past rarely reach the level of Chinese politicians and statemen in terms of philosophy, understanding of human natural and how society works.
Just one of many examples, Li Shimin, the effectively funding emperor of Tang dynasty had this coversation with his ministers
贞观六年(公元632年),太宗与群臣论治国之道,清醒地认识到:“天子者,有道则人推而为主,无道则人弃而不用,诚可畏也。”魏征接着引用了这样几句话:“君,舟也;人,水也。水能载舟,亦能覆舟。陛下以为可畏,诚如圣旨。”
In 632AD he had a meeting with ministers, he said "If the ruler rules by following the natural law, he would be followed as the son of heaven, otherwise he would be abandoned by people, that is awe". Wei Zheng (minister) quoted a verse by Xun Zi (313BC) "monarch is like boat, people are like water. Water can keep boat afloat, but can also sunk it. Your majesty's view on the subject would be taken as an edict/decree (that we all should follow)".
This is a conscious realization of the world "not revolving around a self entitled person or social class, but around the whole humanity". Another examle of highly praised emperor was emperor Wen of Han (203BC). Although we don't have story of him but the two had set a very high mark of being a true statemen and great human being, and put a high pressure on following rulers. Think about it, they are monarches yet they were speaking like Marxists. One can't imagine these thought from any western elites.
In short, westerners have no examples from their history to comprehend how truely committed political leaders can be in their beliefs.