Bùguǎn hēi māo, bái māo; néng zhuōzhe lǎoshǔ de jiùshì hǎo māo.

不管黑貓白貓, 能捉著老鼠的就是好貓。

Lit It doesn't matter [if a] cat [is] black [or] white; [as long as it] can catch mice, it's a good cat.

Note [Attributed to Deng Xiaoping as an example of his pragmatic policies, for which he was criticized during the Cultural Revolution; see also bái māo, hēi māo above.]

Topics black cat, white cat Cultural Revolution Deng Xiaoping POLITICS PRAGMATISM