Mr Huang, 69, who had been ill with pancreatic cancer for many months, died this morning at the 301 military hospital in western Beijing, The Times learnt from Chinese sources.

• 对胰脏的癌感到生病许多月的 69 岁的黄先生, 今天早晨在北京西部的 301 军事的医院死了，泰晤士报从中国来源学习。