Which of the following chinese leaders was the least progressive?
a. hu jintao
b. mao zedong
c. deng xiaoping
d. hu yoabang

Hu jintao was the least progressive chinese leader.

Explanation:

a) Hu Jintao opposed the freedom of businesses and certain industry sectors. Thus, the regulated them to an extreme level that they stopped growing. He also wanted to bring equality to china by social wealth distribution instead of economic motivation.

B) Mao Zedong was the founding father of the populist republic of china and developed it to be strong in economic means as well as military. After china was in stagnation for many years.

c) Deng Xiaoping reached free-market approaches to make china competitive in globalization scenarios. He s considered to be the architect of modern China.

d) Hu Yaobang was a chinse leader characterized for his free-market posture and the economic progress he wanted china to make, but elder leaders opposed him.

food and resources were plentiful.

women were encouraged to marry later in life so they could work in factories.