[1] According to the Chinese Communist Party, the concept of bourgeois liberalization was first proposed by Deng Xiaoping, the paramount leader of China, in early 1980s.
[2][3] Deng argued that liberalization would destroy political and economical stability, making it difficult for development to take place.
[4] Due to the 1986 Chinese student demonstrations, Hu Yaobang, then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a leading reformist, was forced to resign from his post by Deng Xiaoping in early 1987.
[6][7][8] Zhao Ziyang, then Premier of China, successor to Hu as General Secretary and a leading reformist as well, eventually convinced Deng that the left-wing conservatives took advantage of the campaign to oppose the Reform and Opening-up program.
[8][9] In the end, Deng agreed to terminate the campaign in mid-1987 and supported the on-going political forms.