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FOLLOWING RECENT RUMOURS RELATING TO THE HEALTH OF DENG XIAOPING, TODAY'S PAPERS CARRIED A SHORT RELEASE ISSUED BY THE NCNA SAYING THAT THE AGENCY'S CORRESPONDENT LEARNED FROM RELIABLE SOURCES THAT DENG XIAOPING'S HEALTH CONDITION WAS GOOD. IT ADDED THAT THE RECENT RUMOURS ABOUT DENG'S HEALTH WERE SHEER FABRICATION BY THOSE WITH ULTERIOR MOTIVES.
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