China has undergone a radical makeover in the ten years since Deng 's reforms . CNN 's Jaime FlorCruz remembers China as being poor and isolated . China has transformed from quiet neighborhoods to a city of skyscrapers . Deng disbanded communes , created Special Economic Zones , touted universities .
China has undergone a radical makeover in the 30 years since Deng 's reforms . CNN 's Jaime FlorCruz remembers China as being poor and isolated . Beijing has transformed from quiet neighborhoods to a city of skyscrapers . Deng disbanded communes , opened Special Economic Zones , touted capitalism .