[3]: 38 Deng stated in an interview in 2004 that her father never spoke of official business at home and that her siblings and herself had no idea what Deng Xiaoping did at work, even though several guards stood sentry in their courtyard home.

Deng Rong answered the phone and refused to allow Li to speak with her father.

[5] This was one of the reasons Deng Xiaoping was criticized for delaying rescue operations.

[5] When the People's Republic of China and United States established diplomatic relations in 1979, Deng was sent by her father to the Chinese Embassy in the US.

[2] Since 1990, she has served as the vice president of the China Association for International Friendly Contact.