because the chinese people were in dire need of improved living standards and because all meaningful opposition to the Communist Party had been obliterated during Mao 's reign and the Cultural Revolution. To achieve this, they wished to repudiate not just the Cultural Revolution but also much of the maoist institutional legacy. They realized that economic growth would be possible only with significant moves toward inclusive economic institutions. They thus wished to reform the economy and bolster the role of market forces and incentives. They also wanted to expand the scope for private ownership and reduce the role of the Communist Party in society and the administration, getting rid of such concepts as class struggle. Deng's group was also open to foreign investment and international trade, and wished to pursue a much more aggressive policy of integrating with the international economy. Still, there were limits, and building truly inclusive economic institutions and significantly lessening the grip the Communist Party had on the economy weren't even options.