Deng Zhuodi (; born 17 October 1986) is a Chinese former politician and grandson of former

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Early life

Deng Zhuodi was born on 1986 in the United States to Deng Zhifang, the son of Deng Xiaoping, and his wife Liu Xiaoyuan. At the time Deng Zhuodi was born, Deng Zhifang and Liu Xiaoyuan both were students at the

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in New York, where they earned Ph.Ds in

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and

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respectively. According to the

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, a child born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. However, according to the nationality law of China, children born abroad whose parents are both Chinese nationals shall have Chinese nationality. As a result, Deng Zhuodi's parents applied him for a Chinese passport at the Chinese Embassy in the United States and brought him back to China just after one month after his birth, where he received his Chinese citizenship. From 18 January to 21 February 1992, he took part in his grandfather's tour of

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Education

From 2003 to 2007, he studied at the Peking University Law School. After graduation, he attended Duke University School of Law from 2007 to 2008. During his time in Duke, he went under the name David Zhuo, adopting his grandmother Zhuo Lin's surname, in order to avoid attention. After his graduation from Duke with master of law degree, he worked at a law firm in

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Political career

On 2 May 2013, Deng was appointed deputy head of Pingguo County in

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the ...

, where he was in charge of development and reform, price, government legal system, agriculture, rural areas, poverty alleviation and major projects. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the secretary of the party committee of Xin'an town in Pingguo County. A local person in Pingguo County stated that Deng gave the impression that he was knowledgeable and capable, but he was modest, prudent, diligent and eager to learn. He kept a low profile while in Guangxi and his resume was not shown on the website of the local government. In 2016, Deng served as the deputy secretary of the party committee of Pingguo County and secretary of the party committee of Xin'an town.

Post-political life

On 20 July 2016, Hong Kong media reported that Deng was no longer serving as deputy secretary of the party committee during the re-election process in Pingguo County. In March 2017, it was reported that he was serving as the director of the ninth council of Beijing

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Association. As of April 2024, he was reported as serving as a supervisor of CITIC Finance, a subsidiary of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deng, Zhuodi Family of Deng Xiaoping 1986 births Living people Political office-holders in Guangxi Chinese politicians of Hakka descent Peking University alumni Duke University School of Law alumni Chinese expatriates in the United States Chinese Communist Party politicians