1975年1月5日,经毛泽东提议,中共中央任命邓小平为中央军委副主席兼解放军总参谋长。中共十届二中全会上,邓小平被选为中共中央副主席、中央政治局常委。全国四届人大一次会议上,邓小平被任命为国务院副总理。周恩来病重期间,邓小平主持中央日常工作,开始系统纠正“文革”错误,全国局势有了明显好转。 On January 5, 1975, upon the proposal of Mao Zedong, the CPC Central Committee appointed Deng Xiaoping as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and chief of staff of the PLA. At the Second Plenary Session of the 10th CPC Central Committee, Deng Xiaoping was elected vice chairman of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Central Political Bureau. At a meeting of the Fourth National People’s Congress, Deng Xiaoping was appointed vice premier of the State Council. During Zhou Enlai’s illness, Deng Xiaoping presided over the routine work of the Central Government and began to systematically correct the error of the “Cultural Revolution”. The situation in the country has been significantly improved.