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Trying to salvage Peking's diplomatic drive elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Vice Premier Teng took off for a six-day visit to Burma, a country vital to China's security. Dwarfed by his entourage of 70 officials, the diminutive (5 ft.) Teng told Burmese President Ne Win that "China and Burma are linked by common borders, share common rivers and mountains and have been friendly since ancient times." Indeed, Burma is a model neighbor, resisting Soviet influence at home, while carrying on delicate good-will talks with ten neighboring states, with Peking's enthusiastic approval. As Teng...
...entering the minefield, but we have so far managed to avoid stepping on the mines." During lunch and dinner breaks, the soldiers compared notes on their respective military academies and swapped war stories. "The Egyptians talk mostly about the October War, and we talk about the Six-Day War," noted an Israeli wryly. When somebody raised the question of what kind of work old soldiers should go into after they retire, an Israeli and an Egyptian shouted almost simultaneously, "Export-import!" and the group broke into laughter...
...important-and brave too," said Instructor Mike Wells after Amy's first day on the slopes. "She tried to kiss a tree once, and she got up laughing." Amy, who is staying with Carter family friends in Colorado, will get a course in skiing fundamentals during her six-day visit, says Wells, and a chance to test her new skills on the resort's beginners' slope, Peanuts...
Sadat's demands on Israel, in exchange for peace, were tough and familiar: the return to Arab sovereignty of all territory (including East Jerusalem) conquered during the 1967 Six-Day War; a homeland for Palestinians on the West Bank and in Gaza. Yet far more important were the generous words of acceptance that few Israelis ever expected to hear from an Arab head of state, least of all in their own parliament...
Brave words. In fact, Egypt's poverty makes it a ward of the rich Arabs. The Six-Day War of 1967 devastated the econ omy; among other blows, the closing of the Suez Canal cost Egypt an estimated $2 billion in vital revenue. Capital investment was diverted to acquire military hardware; arms spending currently absorbs 28% of the Egyptian national budget. After becoming President in 1970, Anwar Sadat began to dismantle Gamal Abdel Nasser's cumbersome socialist state and once again invited foreign investment. But the response has not even been as loud as a whisper. Last year, in order...