European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Deng s revolution Magazine chinese slide toward capitalism under fire by Rick Gladstone associated press a t recent communist party meetings i peking Leader Deng Xiaoping boldly place Young reformers in Many leading posts but what began As a show of Unity Lor his policies was tarnished by warnings that a slide toward capitalism is corrupting the party. After politburo newcomers were elected sept. 24, doctrinaire party elder Chen Yun. Voiced the dissent reflecting Sharp disagreement about the Eite cts of Deng s economic Experiment. Chen 80. A soviet influenced economist on the politburo standing committee publicly criticized Market forces for blindly allowing Supply and demand to determine production possibly leading to chaos. And sniped at decentralization and individual initiative the heart of Deng s strategy. Opening to the outside world introducing foreign technology and management for socialist construction is completely Correct and  Chen said. But we must realize thai by opening up we cannot avoid an invasion of Rotten capitalist  thar it no suf lostion of a Power struggle Between Deng and Chen or other party conservatives. Chinese officials tried to downplay the significance of Chen s remarks describing them As a reminder of China s Devotion to communist ideals. There is a general and Overall identity in China s Basic political and economic policy a Senhor economic planner told reporters privately at a lunch. I Hope you will not concentrate too much on so called differences in the chinese  it is not Clear How Many others in the Hierarchy support Tien s View but the retention of conservative veterans expected to vacate Central committee scats indicated their strength. Among those who stayed on the politburo and secretariat Are Puritan ideologue he Qiaomu and former propaganda director Deng Liqun. Engineer of the Short lived Campaign against spiritual pollution in late 1983. The replacement of Only six of the 10 politburo retirees suggested disagreement Over candidates. Arguing that alternative approaches should be considered. Chen said no individual should try to have the final say in determining parly policy. Deng hat expressed Shock at official wrongdoing under his economic reforms. The decadent capitalist concept of putting Money above All else is seriously corrupting our party and society he said. Chan who head the parly s discipline inspection commission bitterly complained that the reforms have fostered rampant profiteering and moral depravity and threaten China s ultimate goal of communism. Deng the 81-year-old chairman of the party Central advisory commission has engineered unprecedented growth in what he Calls a second revolution. Since emerging from disgrace As a capitalist roader after the death of Mao tse Tung in 1976. Thy diminutive Chain smoking Deng has dismantled Mao s communes and Given peasants Freedom to grow  they want. , class struggle. Nasr campaigns and p tonality worship Are hardly mentioned anymore of no intr. Stress on Talent Educ lion and results new party Sec a tanks. Governors and military commanders Are being installed in nearly All 29 provinces and regions to implement Deng s vision of socialism with chinese  at party meetings ending sept 24. 131 elder functionaries retired and 189 outstanding performers were elevated to Central organs including 64 newcomers to the Central committee and five to the politburo. It marked a peaceful transition heralded by the official press As an end to the party leadership s 0b Lor life system. Denci himself has expressed Shock at official wrongdoing under his reforms including a million Dollar unlawful car import scheme on Hainan Island a phony Medicine scandal in Jiang i. Black Market eng and pornography peddling. Some diplomats have suggested Deng and Chen old red army colleagues basically agree on the need to strengthen discipline especially in coastal windows such As the Zhenzhen special economic zone which deny now terms an Experiment " Deng s philosophy starts Wilh the premise that communism does not mean poverty " he hns opened China to foreign investment encouraged 13 million Small private businesses Ani s e locus of our work tourism to China has increased in great strides Here americans jog past Camel toward the great Wall. Sunday october 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13