Deng Said to Walk Several Miles Daily
<i> Associated Press</i>
BEIJING —
Chinese senior leader Deng Xiaoping seems to be taking rumors of his imminent death in stride.
The 89-year-old leader walks a few miles daily and is “very healthy,” his son, Deng Pufang, was quoted by the official New China News Agency as saying.
The younger Deng made the comments in Seoul during a meeting Thursday with South Korean President Kim Young-Sam, according to the report. It appeared Friday in Shanghai newspapers.
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