Moscow International Service Program Summary — 5 December 1990

This document is a summary of a Moscow International Service broadcast in Mandarin, dated December 5, 1990. The broadcast covers a variety of domestic and international news items concerning the Soviet Union. Notable topics include the future of German descendants in the USSR, political developments in the Georgian SSR, the formation of trade unions for energy workers, and the establishment of a special economic zone in Leningrad. The report also mentions an investigation by the KGB into an assassination attempt against Gorbachev that occurred on October 7. Among the miscellaneous news items, the broadcast includes a brief report on a UFO sighting in a 'named city' and a report on a Soviet domestic plane being struck by lightning. The document concludes with information regarding Soviet-Afghan relations and trade negotiations between the United States and the Philippines.