| Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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| Author | Healy, Tim. |
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| Article Title | Beginning of the end? : Deng is reported near death; the world waits / Tim Healy and David Hsieh. |
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| Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.23, no.8, 28 Feb 1997, p.19, illus. |
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| Abstract | Beijing certainly wants, almost as much as would a sentient Deng, to see China's paramount leader survive through the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997. But how far could or would the leaders go to make that a reality? Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily News cited an authoritative source in Beijing saying, "Deng's life can be maintained by modern medical technology." In the meantime, how the story unfolded is revealed in this article. |
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