It is not clear whether China's next generation of leaders will augment Deng's theory, or discard it. It is clear, however, that China is taking on a challenge much greater than a change in presidents or administrations.
If you must go into war in North Africa, go in heavy, go in hard and get out fast. Humanitarian warfare, however, says go in light, go in soft and stay a long time.
In its response to the recent uprisings in the Arab world, the West has been walking a tightrope of contradictory principles. Libya became the place where they fell off.
