European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 9 dissent Over reforms forces China to end strategy talks Thatcher visits British aircraft Carrier Ark Royal at Semb Awang on sunday. British Leader in Singapore Singapore up British prime minister Margaret Thatcher arrived Sun Day for talks with prime minister Lee Kuan Yew in her first visit to the Island Republic in three years. Thatcher was Given a red carpet Wel come upon arrival at Changi Airport an was whisked to the Home of British High commissioner Michael Pike. During her Busy Stopover Thatcher was scheduled to ride on Singapore Snew multimillion Dollar subway have lunch aboard a naval vessel visit a Tele communications Center meet with Lee at the presidential Palace and attend dinner in her Honor. Thatcher is expected to depart Mon Day for Australia to attend Bicentennial celebrations. Beijing up torn by dissent Over the future of its bold economic re forms the chinese leadership has abruptly ended a crucial strategy plan Ning annual summer Summit that opened in mid july chinese sources said sunday. The unprecedented move marked a major setback for Reform proposals backed by communist party chief Zhao Ziyang and heralded a deceleration in the ambitious capitalist style reforms launched by senior Leader Deng Xiaoping nine years ago. Senior chinese leaders decided Friday to Call off their annual summer meetings at the Northern Beach resort of bid aide after failing to reach agreement on strategy for future reforms said chinese sources who declined to be identified. The Seaside Summit when top govern ment and party leaders from across the country gather for a month to plan Strat egy for the coming year broke Down amid bitter wrangling Over implementation of Price and wage reforms the sources said. Leaders rejected a warning by economists at the Summit which began in mid july that Price reforms cannot succeed without a review of the Public ownership system that is the Bedrock of chinese communism the sources said. The result was deadlock said one source close to the leadership. The proposal is virtual heresy in China which has Clung to the ideological Fig Leaf of state ownership in a bid to maintain that its Reform program including private business land sales an Stock and Bond trading is socialism with chinese characteristics and not a spinoff of capitalism. In a front Page article sunday in the party Organ people s daily party Gener al Secretary Zhao stated we Are not prepared to change the situation in which Public ownership takes a Domi Nant role. I injured in bombings by s. Tyrolean extremists Bolzano Italy up German speaking extremists exploded bombs Early sunday outside a department store and at a hydroelectric Power Plant. An envelope left at the Fence sur rounding the Power Plant at Ponte Gar Dena North of Bolzano contained the hand printed message in German United tyrolean combat group god is with the same organization has claimed responsibility for previous bombings in the Northern Alto adige which extremists seek to return to austrian jurisdiction. In the Only injury reported a 65-year old Man was hospitalized with cuts suffered when the blast in a garbage bin . Exports outpaced by West Germany Washington a West Ger Many outdistanced the United states As the world s biggest exporter for the Sec Ond year in a Row according to the inter National monetary fund. West German exports amounted to$294 billion compared with $250 billion for the United states and $231 billion for Japan in 1987, the if said. Outside the Puim department store shattered the windows of his nearby apart bombs went off shortly before 4 . At both locations police said. The damaged two of the three giant trans formers at the Power Plant and 30 car sparked outside the department store. In a Field about 100 Yards from the houses of employees of the Power Plant police found the remains of another partially exploded name of Peter Sigmar was burned into a heavy Metal Container that had been packed with Black powder police said. Sigmar was an aide to 19th-Century tyrolean hero Andreas Hofer who led a popular revolt against Napo Leonic bombings were the first since june 18 when blasts went off in garbage bins i Bolzano causing Only minor damage. Officials said there were about 20 similar bombings in the Region last italian government had Given approval june 17 to two draft Bills completing a package of concessions for the German speaking majority in the Alto area known to German speakers As the South Tyrol was awarded to Italy at the end of world War i and is part of the Trentino Alto adige Region. Up Zhao Ziyang our Basic objective is to push Allen Ter Prises state owned privately owned and joint ventures to. The Market Zhao said adding that China was seeking More ways to Force state owned businesses to be responsible for their own profits and losses. The sources said the breakdown of the talks would bring delays in Reform at a time when Many chinese economists have said that acceleration is the Only Way to ease soaring inflation a widening Gap Between Rich and poor official corruption and rampant Black marketeer ing. Chinese leaders have decided to adopt the slogans of the further deepening of Reform and the expansion of science for the rest of the year in a bid to veil the slow Down and to maintain a facade of Unity the sources said. Zhao had earlier proposed the meeting Deng Xiaoping focus on a devaluation of the chinese currency the Renmin i by As much As 50 percent by the end of the year As Well As the elimination of the outdated 8-year old Bonus system and a 20 percent pay raise for workers. The current Effort to move the econ omy away from rigid soviet style Central planning and to let Market forces set prices has sent the Cost of Many items soaring by As much As 60 percent sparking fierce complaints from hard hit Urban dwellers and official fears of social unrest. In an attempt to Calm consumer Dis Content officials last week promised no More government sanctioned Price rises for the rest of the year but the Cost of some commodities was bound to continue to Rise As the Market reacts to the lifting of Price controls on sugar meat vegetables and eggs in april. Arch on the rocks the Arch of Triumph in Paris is draped in Blue White and red netting to hide the scaffolding for its renovation which is expected to take two years. The cobble stones in the foreground Are piled up Dur ing Street repairs
