No New Year Appearance By China’s Ailing Deng
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BEIJING — Deng Xiaoping proved notable by his absence Tuesday when the lunar New Year arrived without a traditional greeting from China’s senior leader, who is rumored to be near death.
In recent years, Deng’s televised appearance had been an annual event during China’s most important holiday.
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