Deng Visits With Chinese Leaders
Deng Xiaoping visited with China’s other leaders and asked them to convey his greetings to the people for the Chinese New Year, official reports said Saturday.
A report on the meeting was the lead item on the national evening television news. But no pictures were shown of the 90-year-old senior leader, leaving questions about his health unanswered.
In recent weeks, there have been unofficial reports that Deng has been critically ill. Deng was last seen in public last February at New Year celebrations in Shanghai. He looked frail.
A New China News Agency report indicated that Deng has remained in Beijing, instead of wintering in Shanghai as in the past.
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