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- WORLD, Page 47World NotesCOMMUNISTSAccentuating The Positive
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- On the plus side, Moscow and Beijing share a need to bring
- their stagnant economies into the modern era. On the debit side,
- they hold contrasting visions of reform that set them at odds.
- But last week Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese
- Premier Li Peng put the accent on their mutual interests to play
- up a year-old rapprochement that has eased tensions between the
- communist giants after 30 years.
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- Li's visit to Moscow marked the first by a Chinese head of
- government in 26 years. The four-day visit resulted in the
- signing of six accords modestly expanding economic, technical
- and scientific cooperation until the year 2000 and committing
- both countries in principle to further troop reductions along
- their common border. While their ideological differences
- prevented any return to the close friendship of the past, both
- leaders stepped delicately around that sensitive ground.
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