European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 5,1992 election 92 the stars and stripes Page 23yanks hold election parties worldwide victorious democrats rejoice at embassies bars London apr election night was party night for americans abroad and democrats danced with Delight for the first time in 16 years at Bill Clinton a Victory. A i Hope that tonight heralds in 50 years of american renewal a said Chico Harris of Tupelo miss., a wandering Democrat in pans. For republicans who had watched with dismay As president Bush s persian Gulf War popularity plummeted it was a somber night. But some said they were already looking Forward to 1996. From Beijing to Belfast Northern Ireland thousands of americans and foreigners watched the . Election returns at hundreds of parties big and Small. Red White and Blue banners hats and balloons were everywhere and Many menus featured hamburgers French Fries pizza and new Orleans seafood Gumbo. At the . Embassy in London a party for More than 1,500 featured huge caricature puppets of Linton Bush and Independent Ross Perot from Britain a spitting image television show. University College where Clinton studied As a Rhodes scholar in Oxford in 1968-69, threw a private Bash for its a favorite  More than 250 students attended a party organized by the Atlantic society and the left Wing British political Reform gub. One student Adam Zoia from the Wharton school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia said it was great to have a president who had studied at a foreign University because a studying abroad forces you to have a More critical look at your own  in Beijing about 1,000 people most of them chinese crammed into a hotel ballroom where the . Embassy organized the election coverage. A in the past month i Haven to spoken to anyone who supported Bush said Kent Ertugrul of Sarasota fla., who has been exploring business opportunities in China. Douglas Archard the . Consul general in Belfast presided Over a raucous party in which to coverage battled with the free bar for Peoples attention. Archard diplomatically donned but Uncle Sam alias Craig Allen a . Embassy staff member in by tying talks with chinese students Wang Wei left and go Jung at an election party in a downtown hotel. Guests watched the returns on Large to screens. Tons for both tickets until his native Vermont went for Linton. Then the former Vietnam adviser jettisoned his Bush Quayle badge and began cracking jokes that he would soon be evacuated by helicopter from the consulate s rooftop. A i done to care what Clinton thinks about Northern Ireland. I care what he will do to heal the Economy a said Tom Wilson 41, a new yorker doing anthropological research in Ireland. A a in a much More concerned about How my Mother lives in new York City than How i live Here. Clinton caught on to that. Bush never  Milwaukee lawyers Jim Clark 46, and Joe Mcdevitt 52, and their wives spent their last night in London watching returns at the criterion restaurant expecting Linton to win. Mcdevitt looked at Clark and joked a by the time his plane lands his taxes will be raised 20  foreign policy shifts Likely under Clinton by the associated press Bill Clinton a Victory Means something different in every part of the world. Here is a sampling from six key regions. Europe in Germany Clinton is expected to Cut the number of . Troops to As few As 75,000 a half the Bush limit. The cuts will work a hardship on Many communities in Germany which Host the largest share of . Troops in Europe and aggravate an increasing unemployment problem. Sparks could Fly if Clinton also demands that Germany and other Host countries pay sizable sums for a continued , troop presence. Europeans Are also keeping a close watch on Clinton a economics with Many wondering if Clinton will follow a More protectionist Trade policy than president Bush Clinton a Promise to consider appointing a special envoy to Northern Ireland is considered a possible irritant in historically close relations with Britain. It would represent an abrupt change in what has been a hands off policy of the . Government. China Clinton a Victory could push tottering chinese-. Relations into a new phase of overt hostility. Disagreements Over human rights nuclear proliferation Trade and most recently the . Decision to sell f-16 fighter planes to Taiwan already have generated Mutual ill will. Clinton has called the chinese leaders a a tyrants and May threaten to use Blunt High pressure tactics. If so a Sharp reduction in economic cultural and scientific exchanges is possible. Middle East Clinton a Strong support for Israel has been welcomed by Israel but is raising questions in the Arab world. The test May come Over . Pledges to Grant Israel $10 billion in loan guarantees to resettle soviet jews Over the next five years. Bush linked the Aid to a halt in the building of jewish settlements. If Linton drops the linkage he would antagonize the arabs and could undermine the year old peace talks. Russia Boris Yeltsin a government has said repeatedly that foreign Aid and debt Relief Are crucial to russians economic reforms. The United states ranks below Germany and Japan As a donor but has played a crucial part in multilateral Aid packages like the International monetary funds $24 billion credit. Also . Influence will be critical when a decision is made on deferring repayment of the $75 billion to $80 billion debt piled up by the former soviet Union. Even if Clinton holds Back on direct Aid and a handouts a he could still help by maintaining that less visible support. Mexico the Clinton administration May initially Cool relations with Mexico but mexicans Are confident ties will smooth out in the Long run. At stake is the North american free Trade agreement with Canada and the United states. The pact which needs to be ratified by the Legislatures of the three nations is aimed at creating the worlds largest Market with 340 million Consumers and $6 trillion in total annual Trade. But . Labor and environmental groups have raised serious questions about the potential loss of american jobs to Mexico where salaries Are still very Low and Mexico s compliance with environmental Laws. Clinton said be supports the agreement but has emphasized he plans to ask Mexico for stricter safeguards. Tokyo Japan fears and favors the Clinton administration the Advent of a democratic administration sends Shivers through Tokyo because the Reagan and Bush administrations were committed to keeping . Markets open. But the japanese also feel that the . Economy is in deep decline and Hope Clinton will take a Page out of Japan a Book and use government spending to stimulate a resurgence. A Strong . Economy is critical for Japan because America is Japan a biggest foreign Market and provides Japan a defense umbrella