但是，在经历了文革十年动乱后，当时的中国已经站在了经济和社会崩溃的边缘，他必须采取行动，因为除此之外别无选择。
But, with China on the verge of economic and social collapse, following the decade-long chaos of the Cultural Revolution, he had to take action – and there were few, if any, alternatives available.