European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 49, no. 39 wednesday May 23, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Cannes film festival a pages 14-15 an israeli Soldier Aims his grenade launcher at rioters in a Jerusalem  protests of slayings escalate Jerusalem apr thousands Down schools and shops in the occur of palestinians protesting the murder pied Gaza strip and the West Bank of seven arabs in Israel demonstrated hundreds of members of the pro tuesday in the occupied lands and in iranian Hezbollah burned effigies of jordanian cities and refugee Camps the israeli prime minister As Well As four people were reported killed and the ., jordanian and saudi Ara at least 47 injured. Bian Cadi the escalating protests included a Lebanon rally by hundreds of people outside Quot Quot the  Consulate in Arab East Jerusalem. Striking palestinians shut Bian leaders during a March in Beirut israeli troops tuesday killed two palestinians and wounded 22 others. See Israel on Back Page top Trade status for China Likely to be renewed Washington apr president Bush indicated to Republican leaders tuesday that he is ready to Grant China a one year Extension of Trade benefits. Administration sources said announcement of the move will come this week. The expected decision to renew Beijing a most favored nation status Drew Advance criticism from democrats. See related Story on Page 9. Republican lawmakers who met with Bush at the White House said the president left the Clear impression he is ready to Grant China the Extension. A the indicated he would present that while Congress is still in session this week a said sen. Alan Simpson a Wyo. Simpson and other gop leaders said Bush made a Strong Case for extending most favored treatment arguing that its withdrawal would severely damage the free Market Economy of Hong Kong. Although he did not say exactly what he planned to do. Bush demonstrated a a tilt toward granting it. But he was seeking our views a said sen. John Chafic . Bush was to meet with democratic leaders on the subject on wednesday. White House spokesman roman Popa Diuk said Bush might bring up the topic at tuesdays meeting with congressional republicans. It is unlikely that the White House would announce such a move before Bush has conferred with congressional leaders. However other officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the president is expected to notify Congress formally of the move before the end of the week. In Advance of a White House announcement Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine on tuesday strongly criticized renewal of Trade benefits to China. A should we by now giving the chinese government what it wants passively adopt the chinese government s casual dismissal of our concerns a Mitchell said. A i say we should not. Because it is contrary to our principles contrary to american interests and  Mitchell said the Bush administration by its actions is a sowing the seeds of a i say we should not. Because it is contrary to our principles contrary to american interests and  sen. George Mitchell disaster with respect to the next generation of leaders in  House speaker Thomas s. Foley i -wash., said he would withhold comment on Bush a decision until one is actually announced. Foley said he understood there were conditions attached to the status and he said he wanted to find out what those conditions were. Bush was planning to make the Extension provisional based on China a human rights performance Over the coming months the officials said. Most favored nation Man trading status guarantees China the same treatment As this nation s Best trading partners and gives them the lowest possible tariffs. This Benefit has provided preferential tariffs for about $12 billion in chinese products shipped to the United states each year mostly textiles and  officials expect major strategy changes by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a the Western Alliance is planning major changes in strategy following new assessments that the Warsaw pact no longer poses a threat top nato military officials said tuesday. In addition nato believes it is now possible to reduce a substantial number of its training exercises As Well As their frequency and the number of troops involved by making greater use of simulators and new training techniques. The changes in strategy Are being discussed As part of a two Day meeting of nato defense ministers aimed at charting a new course for the Alliance following decades of cold War. But an element of uncertainty still surrounds the review because soviet forces remain a very impressive a according to the head of the alliances military committee. A we have come Forward with a Clear assessment that the threat from a United Warsaw pact does no longer exist a said Gen. Vileik Eide chairman of the military committee. Despite its economic problems the soviet Union is continuing to update its military Quot Over the whole Range of forces a including the modernization of soviet naval forces and shipyards said the norwegian army general. Quot even not counting any of the non soviet Warsaw pact forces the soviet forces would still have significantly More tanks artillery armoured personnel carriers and aircraft in the Atlantic to the urals than nato Quot Eide said. The defense ministers strategic review will be the most comprehensive look at nato strategy since the Alliance adopted the the doctrine of a flexible re see nato on Back Page