Renowned Chinese actor Fu Biao has died of t erminal liver cancer in Beijing's General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces at the age of 42 on Tuesday morning.

Fu, who was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer last August, recovered from a coma following his liver transplant operation last September, but was then readmitted to hospital in May after a relapse.

He was reported to have fallen into a deep coma on 21st August till his death in hospital.

Due to his long struggle with cancer, Fu weighed less than 50 kilograms when he passed away.

(China Daily August 30, 2005)