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In China, much is made of age and experience. The more you have of both, the better. Chairman Mao ruled into his 80s. Deng Xiaoping only got started as China's leader when he was in his mid-70s. Before China's current leader Hu Jintao took over in 2002,... ...full story at James Reynolds

from James Reynolds on Tue, May 05 2009

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10 Aug 09		Chinese leaders mourn death of Deng Xiaoping's wife » People's Daily &$ &$Zhuo Lin, widow of China's late leader Deng Xiaoping, died of illness in Beijing on July 29 at the age of 93 and cremated here on Monday. (Photo: www.people.com.cn)&$&$ Zhuo Lin, widow of China's late leader Deng Xiaoping, died of illness in...
31 Jan 07		China holds seminar on Deng Xiaoping Theory » People's Daily A seminar on the theory developed by Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China's economic reforms, opened on Wednesday in Guang'an, a city in eastern Sichuan Province, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the late Chinese leader.
28 Jun 07		Wax figure of Deng Xiaoping exhibited in HK » People's Daily A wax figure of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping made a debut Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
29 Jul 09		Deng Xiaoping's widow passes away » People's Daily Zhuo Lin, widow of China's late leader Deng Xiaoping, passed away here on Wednesday noon. She was 93. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...
19 Feb 07		Deng Is Gone, His Legacy Lives on » china.org.cn Often referred to simply as "Comrade Xiaoping", Deng Xiaoping is revered in China as a leader who changed the course of the world by steering the country's class-orientated revolutionary struggle into tangible economic development.

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