ELJING,(PTI) China’s 85year old senior leader Deng Xiaoping declared that he was bidding “goodbye” to his political career and that he would no longer “meddle” in the affairs of communist party, the government and the army.

Deng told a delegation led by Eshiro Saito, president of the federation of japan economic groups,” I want to take these opportunities to formally say goodbye to my political career”.

Deng Said “you are last group of respected guests I will meet”.

Article extracted from this publication >>  November 17, 1989