The Ching Nien Chan Shih Pao (Youth Warrior Daily) said President Chiang Ching-kuo's re-election as Kuomintang Chairman will expedite the recovery of the mainland.
The paper said: "The 12th National Congress of the Kuomintang unanimously re-elected President Chiang as Chairman of the party. He will continue to lead the party as well as the country and thus can inspire the nation to expedite recovery of the mainland.
"Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo was elected Chairman of the party five years ago at the 11th National Congress and elected the sixth President of the Republic of China in 1978. The country has made tremendous progress recently. All the world, including our enemy—the Peiping regime, admits that.
"The Chairman's leadership has won the confidence of Chinese all over the world, so his re-election as Chairman was an expression of the common wish of KMT members and our people at home, abroad and on the mainland.
"Chairman Chiang's leadership has given the nation confidence in its ability to remain firm and self-reliant. In encouraging the people, Chairman Chiang often quotes an exhortation of the late President Chiang Kai-shek, who said: 'Those who respect themselves will not be slighted by others; those who strengthen themselves will not be weakened by others; those who trust themselves will not be fooled by others; those who rely on themselves will not be cornered by others.'
"Now that the whole nation has been acting on this counsel, there is every prospect of victory."
Free Press Daily—Barrel of dynamite
The Tzu Yu Jih Pao (Free Press Daily) said the Peiping regime is on the verge of bankruptcy.
The paper said: "Constant power struggles and internal squabbles have pushed the Chinese Communist regime to the verge of disintegration. The mainland people have become more and more disillusioned with Communist rule, which has brought them nothing but poverty and suffering. There are frequent anti-Communist demonstrations on the mainland.
"Despite these signs of the Peiping regime's bankruptcy, President Chiang Ching-kuo has said, 'The recovery of the mainland is a heavy task that demands sustained efforts. We must not wait for the situation to change; it is essential that we pool the wisdom and ability of all Chinese, irrespective of their place of origin and party affiliation; be frank and honest; and welcome all patriotic and like-minded friends to join in the great task of the anti-Communist and national recovery mission.'
"How true it is that we must not 'wait for the mainland situation to change'!
"There is no doubt that the people on the mainland have developed a general distaste for Communism. During the 12th National Congress of the Kuomintang, representatives from the mainland pointed out that the mainland is like a barrel of dynamite ready to explode when we detonate it.
"Besides strengthening our political development to demonstrate that San Min Chu I is the best way to save the country, we must issue a clear political call and launch strong psychological warfare as well as take concrete actions to help the people on the mainland oppose Communism and create a great mainland revolution."
China News—The China problem
The English-language China Post said San Min Chu I is winning on the Chinese mainland.
The paper said: "Intelligence sources have recently indicated that San Min Chu I, or the Three Principles of the People advocated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, is spreading and gaining influence on the mainland. More mainland people have come to understand the superiority of San Min Chu I over Communism.
"Communist China is tar behind Taiwan in economic development. The per capita income on the mainland is US$323, whereas that of the people in Taiwan is US$2,101, and the gap is widening daily.
"In politics, the Republic of China is also doing much better than the mainland. Elections have been held regularly since the Constitution was put into practice, and the success of last year's supplementary parliamentary election was strong proof of the progress made in democracy.
"Furthermore, people in Taiwan enjoy much more freedom as guaranteed by the Constitution. People here are free to come and go as they wish, to get the jobs they desire, get married when they want to, and criticize the government. None of these freedoms exists on the Communist-controlled Chinese mainland.
"With San Min Chu I carried out in Taiwan, the economy has taken large strides and the living standard is increasingly high. Nonetheless, the gap between the rich and the poor is not as wide as in some capitalist societies.
"Now news about the successful implementation of San Min Chu I has gradually filtered through the bamboo curtain to the mainland people, who are disillusioned about the Communist system that has brought widespread poverty and backwardness. The lack of incentives to work has resulted in low production and a feeble economy. The contrast shows the desirability of one system over the other.
"It is no wonder that more and more people behind the bamboo curtain and overseas Chinese are demanding the replacement of Communism by San Min Chu I. Such voices have forced the Peiping regime to launch the 'four modernizations' to cover up Communist weaknesses.
"However, the inherently false theory on which this system is based has made 'modernization' a flop. The Peiping regime is being forced to cut budgets sharply and cancel many orders for plant and equipment from abroad.
"From now on we should expand our efforts to make San Min Chu I better known to the people on the Chinese mainland. Steps must be taken to send the Taiwan story to the mainland people. The Communist leaders may adhere tenaciously to the Communist dogma, but they will be forced to give it up when the people rise to demand its abolition."
Youth Warrior Daily—Control Yuan election
The Ching Nien Chan Shih Pao (Youth Warrior Daily) said the re-election of the president and vice president of the Control Yuan was carried out smoothly in a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.
The paper said: "The Control Yuan elected its president and vice president, Yu Chun-hsien and Huang Tsun-chiu, both Kuomintang-nominated candidates.
"The success of the election indicates the Control Yuan is making a new and good beginning.
"The re-election of leaders was at the suggestion of the newly elected members, who proposed regular terms. The suggestion was adopted, reflecting the respect old members have for the newcomers.
"The high tally votes indicates that the Kuomintang made the right choices.
"Yu Chun-hsien won the praise and respect of people inside and outside the Control Yuan during his previous term. Huang Tsun-chiu was elected a member in 1973 and is still in the prime of life and very energetic. Since he has served for eight years, his rich experience will make him a competent assistant to the president."
China Post—Dr. Sun's victory
The English-language China News said that the Chinese Communists will not go very far and very fast in trying to take over Taiwan by force or conspiracy.
The paper said: "One of Hongkong's venerable anti-Communist publications, the China News Analysis, considers 'The Taiwan Question' in a recent issue.
"The people of the Republic of China will not agree with all the thinking of this analysis of the ROC-Chinese Communist-U.S. complex of relationships.
"But the last paragraph has a lot of food for thought among mainlanders as well as people in the Republic of China: 'It is on the mainland that morale is shaken. The leaders talk ceaselessly about finding remedies for what is called the "crisis of faith" and loss of confidence in party and (regime) at home. To this there has now been added the sensitive issue of the decline of the prestige of (Red) China in the world. Western businessmen have discovered that they have been playing the role of Don Quixote attacking an imaginary castle. Japanese businessmen have sobered up since the cancellation of huge contracts with (mainland) China. (Red) China, moreover, is finding it highly irritating that even in a small country like the Netherlands, not the Dutch government, but the Rotterdam shipyard is selling two submarines to the Taiwan navy. (Peiping), as often happens, has overreacted and has reduced diplomatic relations to charge d'affaires level.'
"The China News Analysis correctly points out that the Taiwan Relations Act of the United States pledges the sale of weapons to the Republic of China and warns aggressors (Red China) against any moves against the people of Taiwan and by implication, therefore, against the Republic of China.
"The discussion is to be faulted for its treatment of the so-called 'Taiwan problem.' It fails to recognize that the core is the 'China problem.' Only the existence of Communism on the mainland prevents the immediate unification of China under free and democratic auspices.
"Another shortcoming common to many considerations of the China problem is the seeming acceptance of the Communist charge that U.S.-ROC relationships, and especially those of defense and American expressions of interest in Taiwan's security, are violations of the U.S.-Chinese Communist recognition agreement.
"They are not. To the contrary, the United States has always made clear that it does not accept the right of the Communists to proceed against Taiwan by means of force and violence—or infiltration and subversion, for that matter.
"Red China is trying to lay the foundation for demands that the United States stop helping the Republic of China to defend itself. Friends of this country will do all they can to expose that intention and the false grounds on which it is based,"
China Post—Cutting the losses
The China Post said that the Western nations should not trade with the Peiping regime.
The paper said: "Chinese Communist trade crises with foreign countries have resulted in big losses by Japanese and U.S. trade concerns. In Japan, as a result of unilateral cancellation of joint venture contracts by the Chinese Communist regime amounting to more than US$3.4 billion, a large trading firm handling Chinese Communist trade which signed a contract worth about 300 billion yen became the first victim to declare bankruptcy March 12.
"The Japanese government became alarmed over the situation and adopted measures to prevent Japanese medium and small enterprises from becoming victims of the Chinese Communists' failure to live up to its trade commitments. According to the information revealed by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), 16 joint ventures with foreign countries were approved by the Chinese Communist Foreign Investment Commission out of the 50-60 proposals under negotiation last year. Of the 16 joint venture projects, 10 were with Japanese firms and six were for Red Chinese ventures in other countries.
"But chronic shortages of capital, materials and skilled manpower have forced the Peiping regime to drastically cut back on all types of capital spending, according to JETRO's expert Tomozo Morino. He noted that quite a few companies have launched business ventures in Red China only to have the rug pulled out from under them as a result of the ongoing readjustment of the economic process.
"On March 11, Peiping told Japanese trade emissary Aiichiro Fujiyama that it would send 'vice premier' Ku Mu to Japan to discuss the contract cancellation problem with Japanese trade authorities. It was hinted that Peiping would like to have a low interest loan of US$l.5 billion to keep the contracts going. This is typical of the Chinese Communist irresponsible manner of doing business. The Japanese government was wise enough to refuse Peiping's proposal and declined to accept Ku Mu's visit on March 19 until some concrete formula for solving the problem has been found. In view of the large trade deficit suffered by the Peiping regime (US$7.5 billion) and the severe foreign exchange shortage, there is no possibility for reaching any solution.
"The situation also affected several large U.S. concerns which set up big staffs in Peiping in anticipation of a large volume of business. Pullman-Kellogg Inc. and Bechtel Inc., which had hoped to benefit from Teng Hsiao-ping's modernization program, decided to withdraw personnel and cu t their overhead costs.
"The Chinese Communists also left a trail of unpaid bills in the United States after their trade fair there last fall...
"It is time for Japanese and other foreign businessmen to change the direction of their economic and trade activities before suffering further damage and losses. They should refrain from doing business with Peiping."