| DENG | Paramount leader of China from 1978-89 (4,8) |
| MAO | -- Zedong, chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1935-76 (3) |
| KUBLAIKHAN | Mongol emperor of China from 1260 to 1294: founder of the Yuan dynasty) (6,4) |
| CHOUENLAI | Who was prime minister of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976? (4,2-3) |
| YUAN | The imperial dynasty of China from 1279-1368 (4) |
| TANG | The imperial dynasty of China from 618-907 A.D. (4) |
| MING | The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. |
| SAUCER | A piece of china from the dresser (6) |
| XIAOPING | Effective ruler of China from 1977 (4,8) |
| MACAO | Bill embraced by leader of China in region of that country (5) |
| EDKOCH | Mayor of New York City, 1978-89 |
| HUGE | Great leader of China facing west, say (4) |
| HULETTHEDOGSOUT | A former leader of China gave his shar-peis some exercise? |
| TERRIFIC | Huge blunder in revolutionary outbreak by current leader of China (8) |
| CHIEFDOM | Political system with a paramount leader |
| KOCH | Ed, New York City mayor 1978-89 (4) |
| CEE | Leader of China? |
| CRIMEOFPASSION | Leader of China wrongly imprisons a foe for violent offence (5,2,7) |
| ARABIC | Going West, leaders of China, India and Australia embrace local language (6) |
| KENNY | 1978-89 Newcastle defender/midfielder who later played for Carlisle, Bradford City and Berwick Rangers (5) |
