BEIJING: Former Chinese propaganda chief and communist hardliner Deng Liqun, a fierce critic of the economic reforms championed by late leader Deng Xiaoping, died at the age of 100, state media reported.
Known as “Little Deng” to distinguish him from “Old Deng”, he passed away on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party said in a statement, according to the Xinhua news agency.
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