TIME International, July 1, 1996 Vol. 148 No. 1

COVER: Will China Kill Hong Kong's Spirit?
When Communist China grabs control next year, what will happen to this amazingly prosperous colony? Despite pledges of restraint, skeptics warn, "Beijing is putting a noose around the goose's neck and still expecting it to lay golden eggs"

Communists: What role will they play in Hong Kong's future?

Interview: Zhou Nan on Beijing's intentions for Hong Kong

VIETNAM: Optimism Gone Flat
Party leaders fret over their country's economic future


MIDDLE EAST

ISRAEL: Right Idea, Wrong Country?
Netanyahu seeks the powers enjoyed by a U.S. President

ARAB SUMMIT: Squabbling Instead of Unifying
Newly hard-line Israel compels Arabs to unite, a tricky task


EUROPE

RUSSIA: A Vote, Two Coups and a Strongman
Even by Moscow standards, the swirl of intrigue last week was impressive. In the end, General Alexander Lebed, tough and incorruptible, emerged as the new political star. The prize for virtuosity, though, goes to Boris Yeltsin

The Heartland: Deep in the countryside, vodka rules

FRANCE: A President's Sense of Grandeur
Chirac hosts the world's richest Group of Seven nations in Lyons and broadcasts the message: France is back

THE POPE IN GERMANY: A Wary Welcome
The Pontiff's rigid doctrines are driving young Germans away


AFRICA

SUDAN: The Darkest Market
Two U.S. reporters prove the slave trade thrives here


UNITED STATES

CAMPAIGN '96 Just Heartbeats Away
The proposal that First Lady aspirants hold a debate suggests just how much the role has changed. What would Elizabeth Dole bring to the part, and what has she learned from those who have played it before?


SOCIETY AND SCIENCE

ENVIRONMENT: Peace Brings Tourists and Mess
Zimbabwe's popular Victoria Falls are themselves falling victim to a common environmental hazard: tourism overload

ARCHAEOLOGY: Secrets of the Olmec
A fresh look at the mysterious forebears of Aztecs and Maya

STEFFI GRAF: Focus Under Pressure
The champ returns to Wimbledon amid tax-dodging charges


THE ARTS

FASHION: In 1946, after the Nazis left France, "wearing a bikini signified a kind of second liberation"

MUSIC: Ani DiFranco's subterranean lovesick punk-folk

MUSIC: Jazz romance and rhapsody from Marcus Roberts

CINEMA: A bold Hunchback, teeming with treachery and lust

CINEMA: With his late partner, he made Top Gun and The Rock. Now Jerry Bruckheimer is sailing solo


NOTEBOOK

MILESTONES

TECHWATCH: IBM's waif laptop; Sony makes a play for the PC market

OLYMPIC MONITOR

SLATE: Exclusive excerpts from Michael Kinsley's new Internet Webzine

PEOPLE

COVER IMAGE: Digital composition and photograph of Hong Kong skyline by Mitchell Confer; photograph of Jiang Zemin for TIME by Forrest Anderson

Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.




FRANCE: A President's Sense of Grandeur
Chirac hosts the world's richest Group of Seven nations in Lyons and broadcasts the message: France is back

THE POPE IN GERMANY: A Wary Welcome
The Pontiff's rigid doctrines are driving young Germans away


MIDDLE EAST

ISRAEL: Right Idea, Wrong Country?
Netanyahu seeks the powers enjoyed by a U.S. President

ARAB SUMMIT: Squabbling Instead of Unifying
Newly hard-line Israel compels Arabs to unite, a tricky task


AFRICA

SUDAN: The Darkest Market
Two U.S. reporters prove the slave trade thrives here

SOUTH AFRICA: Interviews with Botha and Tutu
The politician who defended apartheid and the bishop who opposed it are both retiring. They reflect on fate and freedom


UNITED STATES

CAMPAIGN '96 Just Heartbeats Away
The proposal that First Lady aspirants hold a debate suggests just how much the role has changed. What would Elizabeth Dole bring to the part, and what has she learned from those who have played it before?


SOCIETY AND SCIENCE

ENVIRONMENT: Peace Brings Tourists and Mess
Zimbabwe's popular Victoria Falls are themselves falling victim to a common environmental hazard: tourism overload

ARCHAEOLOGY: Secrets of the Olmec
A fresh look at the mysterious forebears of Aztecs and Maya

STEFFI GRAF: Focus Under Pressure
The champ returns to Wimbledon amid tax-dodging charges


THE ARTS

FASHION: In 1946, after the Nazis left France, "wearing a bikini signified a kind of second liberation"

MUSIC: Ani DiFranco's subterranean lovesick punk-folk

MUSIC: Jazz romance and rhapsody from Marcus Roberts

CINEMA: A bold Hunchback, teeming with treachery and lust

CINEMA: With his late partner, he made Top Gun and The Rock. Now Jerry Bruckheimer is sailing solo


NOTEBOOK

MILESTONES

TECHWATCH: IBM's waif laptop; Sony makes a play for the PC market

OLYMPIC MONITOR

SLATE: Exclusive excerpts from Michael Kinsley's new Internet Webzine

PEOPLE

COVER IMAGE: Photograph by Joey Abraityte--SIPA PRESS

Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.





COVER: Just Heartbeats Away
The proposal that First Lady aspirants hold a debate suggests just how much the role has changed. What would Elizabeth Dole bring to the part, and what has she learned from those who have played it before?

LIDDY DOLE: In Her Own Right
While trying to move into the White House, she must make a compromise between her ambition and her faith

The Red Cross: Portrait of a lady as president


AFRICA

SUDAN: The Darkest Market
Two U.S. reporters prove the slave trade thrives here


EUROPE

RUSSIA: A Vote, Two Coups and a Strongman
Even by Moscow standards, the swirl of intrigue last week was impressive. In the end, General Alexander Lebed, tough and incorruptible, emerged as the new political star. The prize for virtuosity, though, goes to Boris Yeltsin

Real Russia: Deep in the countryside, vodka rules

FRANCE: A President's Sense of Grandeur
Chirac hosts the world's richest Group of Seven nations in Lyons and broadcasts the message: France is back

THE POPE IN GERMANY: A Wary Welcome
The Pontiff's rigid doctrines are driving young Germans away


MIDDLE EAST

ISRAEL: Right Idea, Wrong Country?
Netanyahu seeks the powers enjoyed by a U.S. President

ARAB SUMMIT: Squabbling Instead of Unifying
Newly hard-line Israel compels Arabs to unite, a tricky task


SOCIETY AND SCIENCE

ARCHAEOLOGY: Secrets of the Olmec
A fresh look at the mysterious forebears of Aztecs and Maya

STEFFI GRAF: Focus Under Pressure
The champ returns to Wimbledon amid tax-dodging charges


THE ARTS

FASHION: In 1946, after the Nazis left France, "wearing a bikini signified a kind of second liberation"

MUSIC: Ani DiFranco's subterranean lovesick punk-folk

MUSIC: Jazz romance and rhapsody from Marcus Roberts

CINEMA: A bold Hunchback, teeming with treachery and lust

CINEMA: With his late partner, he made Top Gun and The Rock. Now Jerry Bruckheimer is sailing solo


TRAVELER'S ADVISORY

NOTEBOOK

MILESTONES

TECHWATCH: IBM's waif laptop; Sony makes a play for the PC market

OLYMPIC MONITOR

SLATE: Exclusive excerpts from Michael Kinsley's new Internet Webzine

PEOPLE

COVER IMAGE: Digitally altered photomontage. Hillary by Jeff Christensen--SIPA PRESS; Liddy for TIME by Brooks Kraft--Sygma; White House by Jon Ortner--Tony Stone Images

Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.