Zhang Haidi (R) and her predecessor Deng Pufang attend the closing session of the fifth national congress of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) in Beijing, November 13, 2008. Zhang was elected as new chairperson of the CDPF and former chairperson Deng Pufang would serve as an honorary chairman. Writer and translator Zhang has long been regarded as a national role model for her tenacity. [Asianewsphoto]