People in the News, 3rd prize
Yang Shaoming
Modern Photo Salon
Modern Photo Salon
01 January, 1987
Deng Xiaoping on the way to winning a bridge championship on New Year's Eve. After tendering his resignation from the Communist Party's Central Committee and the Politburo in October, Deng Xiaoping finally has time for family life and private pleasures.
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