Saudi-Russian partnership remains strong What he does want is to be the most powerful leader China has ever had - and the Communist Party just handed him that victory. irannews.ru/ - irannews.ru She'd been "blacklisted" by the Russians, allegedly because she supplied villagers with food and helped them evacuate. list 2 of 4 Do relations with Saudi Arabia still serve US interests? In 1992, Deng - who had remained China's "paramount leader" - declared that the party should allow "some people to get rich first".  It does not sound too dramatic, but it was another decisive break from Maoism. Revolutionary austerity had been shown the door.