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...Embarrassed by the continuing presence of demonstrators, Chinese officials move site of official welcoming reception for Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev from Tiananmen Square to Beijing airport. Some 2200 students begin a hunger strike...
After greeting his visitors from TIME, Mikhail Gorbachev observed that since he had already prepared written answers to a list of questions submitted in advance, "there's really no need to waste any more time or paper." He gave a hearty laugh, then invited the group to join him at a small oval conference table in the corner of his office and, without ceremony, launched into the subject that is most on his mind these days -- the domestic economy...
After her session with Gorbachev, Prunskiene said she felt that "significant steps toward agreement" had been taken. But by the next day it was clear the basic issue had still not been resolved. TASS observed that Lithuania had failed to repeal the act of independence. Soviet officials later added that at least a "suspension" of the declaration was required. Baker tried to keep the pressure on by urging Prunskiene to consider suspending the independence declaration as a way to open a dialogue...
...Gorbachev did not find good news last week even in the Moscow district where he ran for a seat at this July's Communist Party congress. Though he won 61% of the vote, he encountered surprisingly vigorous opposition from a watch- factory foreman and his pro-democracy supporters. The irony cannot have escaped Gorbachev: he is now facing his strongest challenges from those who have taken his message of reform most to heart...
WORLD: Playing for keeps, Gorbachev tries harder than ever to keep his country from splitting apart...