`New team' is in charge of China
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Paris - The daughter of the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said yesterday that the destiny of China was already in the hands of a new team. Deng Rong, in Paris to promote a book about her father, said she hoped that foreign nations would begin to shift their attention more to her father's successors. She said he had not appeared on television recently because there was already a team of successors. "He is in good health, but evidently he is getting older and these are the rules of nature," she told France-2. "But if he were in very bad health, I would not have been able to leave Peking to come here for my private visit."
The United States announced sanctions that will double the price of $1.08bn (£692m) in Chinese imports from 26 February, in view of a failure to resolve a dispute over intellectual property piracy.China announced higher tariffs on some US goods. AP
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments