Chinese leaders have been able to do all of the following since the death of mao zedong except

the mongolian invasion of china and central asia resulted in a disruption of the silk road as the chinese garrisons lost support from the chinese kingdoms which fell under the mongols. however, as the mongols established a formal dynasty in china, the successors of genghis khan restored the garrisons along the silk road allowing the safe travel caravans again.

answer; /// i believe that they became successful farmers; ///////////////