European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 4, 1994 the stars and stripes a Force Tokyo a prime minister to Miichi Murayama a socialists made a landmark decision saturday to overturn the party a decades Long pacifist policies yielding to conservative partners in his Coa Ilion government. Some party activists denounced Murayama s new line p ii Murayama but the prime minister emerged from a special party convention with an endorsement of his program. Since taking office june 29, Murayama has abandoned the socialists longtime in if Alanl Chilli Arnii la Iii constitutional hold the  military. Which the party once fought violently to . A a a in some circles i hear people who do not fully understand the new policies. Saying that the socialists have lost their reason for existence but such a thing is absolutely inconceivable a Murayama told the convention. He said the policy shift was essential to build a a full scale stable government with the socialists conservative coalition partners the Liberal democratic party. From 1955 until last year the Liberal democrats governed Japan while the socialists were the main opposition. A i cannot accept that the self defense forces Are constitutional a said Yoshiharu Aragaki a Delegate from the Southern Island of Okinawa. To applause and Hurrah from other delegates Aragaki said that by accepting the  Security treaty the socialists were undercutting years of protests against . Military bases on the Southern Island of Okinawa. Scuffles broke out in front of party Headquarters earlier saturday As protesters against Murayama tried to hand leaflets to delegates. Many socialists in local regions got their Start in politics by opposing . Bases in Japan and nuclear Power plants or by calling for direct japanese compensation to victims of Japan s world War if brutality a causes Murayama once espoused but now rejects. Attempting to placate the activists Murayama said he would work to a implement the ideals of the Constitution a which bars Japan from having War potential by cutting Back military spending. The rumblings led. To a vote on an amendment submitted by party members opposing the reversal of the pacifist policies. But Murayama won ratification of his platform from the delegates As the amendment was rejected 152-222. Because the amendment was Defeated Murayama a proposals were considered upheld. Nuke pledge firms up chinese russian ties Moscow apr China and Russia pledged saturday not to target nuclear missiles at each other formally cementing their rapprochement after decades of hostility. _ the joint statement was signed at the end of Kremlin talks Between chinese president Jiang Zemin and russian president Boris Yeltsin. It included a pledge by the two countries not to use Force against each other and said they will strive to reduce troops along the Border to a minimum. A a the two presidents also signed a declaration of Long term development of bilateral ties Ana their nations foreign ministers signed an Accord resolving territorial disputes along the Eastern Section of the russian chinese Border. The Issue of two islands along the Eastern Section of the Border however remained unresolved Yeltsin said. Other agreements signed saturday included a protocol on Trade and economic cooperation and an agreement on customs cooperation. Yeltsin said the agreements a outline the direction for cooperation in All the spheres of  on saturday Yeltsin congratulated the chinese Leader a on the occasion of his first official visit to  Jiang visited the soviet Union in 1991 As chinese communist party chief. Yeltsin said that his own visit to China in december 1992 created a favourable climate for the development of bilateral relations according to the itar Tass news Agency. A since the visit of the russian president was Short allow me to use this Opportunity to invite you to China again at any time convenient a Jiang responded. A a chinese proverb says that during their first meeting people remain alien to each other and during their second one they become old friends. In a very glad to meet my old Friend Boris Yeltsin be said in remarks carried by itar Tass. After the presidents met privately at uie Kremlin the talks expanded to in elude other russian and chinese officials. Officials on Friday had signed a Trade Accord after Jiang arrived in Moscow for the four Day Summit. Under the Trade agreement Russia will provide China with equipment for three hydroelectric Power stations a paper Plant and a methanol Plant. China will Supply consumer goods and food to Russia. A China has become russians second biggest trading partner after Germany. Trade Between China and Russia has almost doubled in the past three years to last year speak of $7.68 billion according to chinese statistics. China and the soviet Union drifted apart in the Early 1960s after links As communist allies. Official rapprochement came in 1989. Many russian politicians now look to China As an example of How economic reforms could be applied to Russia. Beijing a political record however gets mixed reviews. Russian reformers Friday issued a statement calling on Yeltsin to press China for a political amnesty and an end to the persecution of pro democracy activists. 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