Interviewed by Abdul Wahhab Kashef, bureau chief of the Saudi News Agency in Jeddah, President Chiang warned against the Chinese Communists' smiling diplomacy offensive.
The chief executive was asked how to stop Communist infiltration and expansion. He replied that a redoubling of vigilance is required. "Internally," he said, "we should strictly prevent Maoist infiltration and subversion. Externally, we should strengthen our close cooperation with other free countries in order to frustrate the Chinese Communist attempt to communize the world."
Speaking of relations with , the President declared: "His Majesty King Faisal is one of the great leaders of the free world today. Under his wise leadership, your country has engaged in various reconstruction and renovation projects. As a consequence, your country has daily become richer and stronger. This achievement has won my own admiration and respect and that of all the other people of the Republic of China. The Republic of China and are not only staunchly anti-Communist; they also have a special and traditional relationship based on religion and culture. Our relations have been very friendly and our cooperation in the international sphere has been close. I believe that as a result of King Faisal's visit, the friendship and cooperation of our countries will be deepened."
The President said recognition of the regime by several countries recently was unwise. "The consequences," he said, "can only have the result of benefiting and facilitating the Chinese Communists' infiltration, propaganda and subversion against the countries which have recognized them. The recognizing countries will receive no benefits. We may recall the bitter experiences suffered by , and after they recognized the Chinese Communists. This is still fresh in our memory. I hope the people of the free nations will not blindfold themselves to the deceitful propaganda and smiling offensive of the Chinese Communists. They should beware of the overtures of the Chinese Communist regime toward any country and people, and should realize that an invitation is the same as asking a wolf into their home. To do so would affect the security and freedom of the people and nation."
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Peace should be sought in the , the President said, on a basis of "humanitarianism, justice and righteousness. This would enable all the races and peoples of the to enjoy lasting peace and security. The Chinese Communists have already shown their intention of taking advantage of this opportunity to expand turmoil and make more trouble in the . This intention deserves the closest attention. Any time the Chinese Communists become involved in an international dispute, the crisis inevitably will become more serious."
Morley Safer of the Columbia Broadcasting System interviewed President Chiang in a recorded television program which was broadcast throughout the and elicited a large number of favorable responses from the American public.
Asked about the visit of American table tennis players to the Chinese mainland, President Chiang said the Communists were merely using new tactics in an old game of international united front intrigues. "If all of us are aware of this," he said, "I think there should be no substantive change in the relationship between the and the Chinese Communists. The cheating of will fail as the deceit is recognized. The fundamental foreign policy of the Republic of China is based on belief that in statescraft the nation should rely not on others but on itself. No change in external elements or factors will affect the position of the Republic of China or alter its fundamental national policy."
President Chiang said the confrontation between the National Government and the Communists will not continue indefinitely because the Chinese Reds "are rebels against our national tradition. Their regime has enslaved and oppressed the Chinese people on the mainland to a point that they cannot bear it any more. The people on the mainland are earnestly yearning for national recovery by my government so as to restore Chinese tradition and to the end that they will contribute all their strength for an early achievement of national reconstruction. The Chinese Communist regime can never exist for long."
There has been no change in the life of the mainland people, the President said, and can be none so long as the Maoist tyranny continues. "The Chinese Communists care nothing for the people's welfare," he said. "Their oppressive measures have brought the people of the mainland to the point where if they want to live, they cannot, and if they want to die, they may not. The life of the mainland people is ever more miserable."
Asked if the might recognize Red China, the President said he could not speak for the government. But "From my experiences of association and cooperation with the government and people of the retained from my four decades of public life, I am convinced that the American government and people will certainly make a wise judgment and choice that are commensurate with their own security and long-term interests."
President Chiang received an honorary degree of doctor of humane letters from . The Very Rev. Joseph T. Cahill, president of , came to for the ceremony, which took place at the on Yangmingshan in suburban .
"An academie encomium will add no luster to your most distinguished achievements in statesmanship, which have for decades shone with stellar brilliance in the sight of all," Father Cahill said. "At this moment of crisis, the world needs now, more than ever, Your Excellency's brilliant experience and wisdom to overcome the difficult and chaotic situation."
President Chiang said he accepted the honor "as a renewed commendation for all those who courageously accept the challenge of history and engage in the great struggle against Communism in order to safeguard freedom." Recalling that Abraham Lincoln had said that freedom for the slave would assure liberty for the free, the President said that in the world of today only the striking off of Communist shackles "can ensure the freedom we now possess."
The President's position was echoed in a letter which Professor Frank Shiu-tung Wong of Los Angeles sent to President Nixon. The American people should know, he said, that mainland is not lost. "If sufficient moral and material support can come forth from the West, democracy has a chance to return to the Chinese mainland and the United States can still avoid a third world war."
Professor Wong recalled the short-lived Chin dynasty. "The First Emperor," he wrote, "thought his regime could be made everlasting by internally suppressing his own people and externally driving the peoples of neighboring states to a far place. With this assumption, he collected whatever materials that could be used as weapons from the people and piled them up in his capital city so that the people would have nothing with which to fight. He burned all books and either killed or imprisoned all learned scholars. He built the famous to keep out the barbarous hordes of the north. Chin was most powerful. The people were rigidly controlled.
"But it did not take long after his death for a sudden rebellion, led by farmers, to break out and the army quickly rallied. Thus the regime came to an end. Before the explosion, no one could have foreseen that the Chin dynasty could end so suddenly and easily. Mao Tse-tung is doing exactly as the Chin First Emperor did more than 2,000 years ago. He has the same ambition and is employing the same methods. One can predict that his regime will be ended in the same way suddenly and unexpectedly.
"Although the cultural revolution has officially been proclaimed to be at an end, the forces set in motion by the convulsive struggle are still at work, continuing to shake the foundation of Communist rule. The party apparatus and the administrative machinery have been shattered and the whole country remains in a state of utter confusion. The armed forces on which the regime relies for its survival are torn by divided loyalties. Today, the Red regime can no longer claim to have effective control over many parts of the mainland.
"Red China is plagued by internal conflict and dissension. Her economic problems cannot be solved and the gap between the central authorities and the military commands can never be settled .
"The economic dislocation on the Chinese mainland will remain the same as long as Mao Tse-tung puts revolution above material progress, nuclear weapons above the people's livelihood, military force above the will of the people and trusts that all power grows out of the barrel of a gun. There is no hope of economic improvement unless Mao Tse-tung is downed.
"Without the army's protection, Mao could be overthrown. Mao's only choice is to maintain himself in power with the army or go under in a civil war with those he has duped and disappointed. The People's Liberation Army is on the way to becoming Mao's Frankenstein. It is reaching the point where Mao cannot live without it or live with it.
"The writer believes sincerely that unless the West continues to build up the prestige of the so-called People's Republic and undermines the foundation of the Republic of China, the regime will fall immediately after the death of Mao Tse-tung. History often repeats itself. Brutal force can never perpetuate itself against the will of the people.
"In this struggle, the must sooner or later take sides and stick to it. Otherwise, she will be the loser no matter who wins.
"Any encouragement given to the Communist regime in Peiping or any action taken to shake the foundation of the Republic of China would be a suicidal attempt on the part of the . Only if armed with this knowledge can the American people prevent a third world war."
Ambassador James Shen arrived in to assume his post. He was greeted by State Department officials and Major General Richard G. Ciccolella, former chief of the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group on and now deputy commanding general of the First Army.
"I am very happy to have this important assignment," Ambassador Shen said, "because the is an important ally of ours. We fought the war together in our part of the world and today there is a common effort in collective security. We are friends of the for a long time and we are proved and tested. We have had a good friendship and on this basis I hope to build."
In presenting his credentials to President Nixon, the new envoy, who formerly was vice minister of foreign affairs, recalled the lengthy history of Sino-American relations. He stressed that relations have grown closer in recent years, as evidenced in the firm stand against Communist subversion and aggression in .
Ambassador Shen expressed appreciation for assistance over the years and for moral support of in the world community. He said the Republic of China is confident that the will remain dedicated to the cause of world peace and human freedom. The Republic of China, he added, will not hesitate to make sacrifices, including life itself, for world peace and human freedom.
"I embark upon my mission at a time when winds of appeasement are blowing over a part of the free world," Ambassador Shen said. "But I am convinced that our American friends will never bow before these evil winds."
President Nixon said the Sino-American relationship has been woven from many strands of shared experience and mutual interest. He said the and the Republic of China have been and would remain allies in defense of free institutions and in the common cause of achieving peace and prosperity for the peoples of . He expressed thanks for the assistance the ROC has given in preserving freedom in
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The American leader said people of the take great satisfaction in the steady growth of scientific, cultural and commercial relations with the people of the Republic of China. This promises to enrich the lives of both, he said, and assist the peoples of developing countries.
"The ties which bind our two countries and peoples are an enduring source of strength which we can be sure will withstand every test," President Nixon said.
Ambassador Shen holds a master's degree in journalism from the . He worked on newspapers and in radio and public information on the Chinese mainland and Hongkong. After five years as director of the Government Information Office, he was named ambassador to . He is a former secretary to President Chiang.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that 42 friendly countries maintain diplomatic missions in . Twenty-six of these are resident embassies. Another 12 countries are represented at the ambassadorial level but their envoys are resident in .
Arriving in as the new Thai ambassador was Rear Admiral Sanong Nisalak, who replaced Chapikorn Sreshthaputra. He was accompanied by his wife and daughter.
Korean Ambassador-at-Large Yang You Chan received the Order of Brilliant Star With Grand Cordon from Foreign Minister Chow Shu-kai in recognition of his contributions to Sino-Korean friendship. Yang is a former ambassador to the and chief delegate to the United Nations and to Korea-Japan talks.
Another Korean visitor was General Shin Heung Sun, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. He met with President Chiang Kai-shek and exchanged views with Defense Minister Huang Chieh and General Lai Ming-tang, chief of the general staff.
Park Tong Myo, president of in , received an honorary doctorate of laws from . The ceremony was one of the events marking Chengchi's 44th anniversary.
Dr. Daouda Badarou, the foreign minister of , came for an eight-day visit. Other arrivals from that country were Mama Chabi, the minister of rural development and cooperation, and Bernard Coovi Adilpeto, the director of land reform.
Three Khmer lawmakers came for a week's study visit. Phleak Pliouen, Neas Yang and Clirun Youhhak were interested in agricultural and industrial installations.
Deputy Speaker of the Lebanon Parliament Michel G. Sassine saw southern and central as well as during the course of their week's stay. With him were Chafie D. Wazzan, a member of Parliament, and Fouad G. Naffah, adviser to the president.
W. A. McKinnon, 's vice minister of industry and commerce, came for five days and conferred with economic leaders.
From came Senator Norbert Houghardy and Representative Roland Gillet.
Other dignitaries came from the , , the , and a number of other friendly countries.
Nearly 500 delegates from 49 countries wound up the week-long Eighth World Chinese Traders Convention in with a warning to the to go slow in relaxing tensions with the Chinese Communists. They said relaxation of the trade embargo against would "produce grave effects in free nations all over the world."
President Chiang Kai-shek's message to the traders said: "It is my sincere hope that you will contribute your wisdom in making a penetrating study of how to lay down a concrete plan to implement our objectives, how to defeat the Chinese Communists' economic infiltration, how to protect our system of free economy and how to promote the welfare of mankind."
Economic Minister Y. S. Sun and Chen Chi-ching, chief of the ROC delegation, reported on the economic progress of . He said the gross national product grew by 9.1 per cent in the last two years and by 8.6 per cent in the 16 years preceding. He predicted foreign trade of US$3.9 billion this year with a surplus of US$100 million.
Chen said industry grew by 20.4 per cent in the first quarter of 1971, compared with 11.7 per cent in the same period last year. He asked overseas Chinese to offer investment, technical cooperation and moral support.
Martin Wong, ROC chief commercial officer in , said that few of the traders thought they had anything to fear from the Chinese Communists. "That is a very dangerous fallacy. The Communists are masters of subversion. They will use every means to promote their ends, whatever party might be in power. Trade is a political weapon they well understand."
The Ninth World Chinese Traders Convention will be held in in September of 1973.
Walter Fei, vice chairman and secretary-general of the Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development, told the Economic Affairs Committee of the Legislative Yuan that 's economic future is bright. He made these forecasts:
- GNP of US$6.2 billion this year and more than US$7 billion in 1972, the last year of the Fifth Four-Year Economic Development Plan.
- Industrial growth of 16 per cent this year.
- Foreign trade of nearly US$5 billion in 1972 with a favorable balance. Exports will account for about 35 per cent of the GNP.
- Growth in the 1970s of about 10 per cent annually will be broken down into 14.6 per cent for industry, 3.8 per cent for agriculture, 11.2 per cent for transportation and 8.8 per cent for services.
- Per capita income of US$ 1980, up from US$ 1970.
Among companies, Taiwan Sugar Corporation was the nation's principal exporter last year and the Chinese Petroleum Corporation led importers. The big 10 of exporters included three plywood makers, two electronics manufacturers and two chemical companies.
Trade with is increasing steadily. The Board of Foreign Trade predicted that exports may reach US$200 million this year, compared with US$162 million in 1970. The rate of growth was 44 per cent last year and will exceed 20 per cent this year. Europe has shown a liking for canned food, textiles and wearing apparel, including knitted goods, and electrical apparatus.
Sino-Japanese trade will be diversified in order to reduce the deficit of more than US$300 million annually. Purchases of iron and steel products, telecommunications equipment and electrical appliances from , Europe and the will be encouraged. Use of local instead of Japanese fruits, vegetables and marine products will be encouraged.
Export of fresh fruits, vegetables, frozen meat and canned pineapple will be spurred. The Japanese will be asked to enlarge import quotas and eliminate import restrictions. More industrial products may be sold to . The volume of such goods doubled from 1969 to 1970.
announced it would abolish the automatic import quota system, which has included such a major export as bananas. The 73 items under AIQ also included woolen textiles, air-conditioning equipment, machinery and minerals.
Wig exports are expected to rise to US$10 million this year from the US$3.3 million of 1970. has 38 manufacturers and may replace Hongkong as the No. 1 exporter provided quality is improved and management modernized.
Plastic shoe exports are expected to reach US$60 million this year, compared with US$40 million in 1970 and US$5 million in 1967. The current rate of growth suggests that may overtake , which is the largest plastic shoe exporter in the world. The island has nearly 200 manufacturers.
Toy exports reached US$23 million and are expected to surpass US$30 million this year. Overseas sales began only in the mid-1960s.
Overseas investment has slowed down in 1971 for the first time in more than a decade. The Overseas Chinese and Foreign Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs reported investment of nearly US$17.5 million in the first four months of this year, a decline of almost 31 per cent from the same period in 1970.
The decline is principally the result of the recession and dollar outflow. Overseas Chinese investment rose in the period but foreign investment, which is mainly from the , declined by 54.6 per cent.
Simplification of procedures and the opening of new industrial zones are expected to promote increased external investment in the rest of 1971. Import procedures have been reduced from 51 to 23 and export processing steps to 20.
Economic Affairs Minister Y. S. Sun said foreign investment is still welcomed, especially in capital-intensive and sophisticated industries. The Industrial Development and Investment Center of CIECD is sponsoring seminars in the and to encourage acceptable investment. Sessions have already been held in , and .
Newly revised by the First National City Bank's branch is the "Investment Guide" to the Republic of China. The booklet provides basic information that prospective investors need to know. Earl W. Glazier, regional vice president of FNCB, attributed the increase in investment to political stability, an energetic and intelligent labor force, initial influx of large amounts of foreign capital and encouragement of foreign capital.
K. T. Wu, the administrative director, reported on the remarkable success of the Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone, which has surpassed all goals in its four years of existence.
For 1970, the zone had export earnings of US$109 million, of which US$31 million, or 28.5 per cent, represented a positive gain for . About half of the US$31 million was expended for wages. The rest went into taxes, rentals, insurance, bank interest, utility charges, warehousing and transportation, and local purchases of raw materials and manufactures.
Of 161 companies which have established plants, 39 are local investments, 27 are financed by overseas Chinese, 37 are joint operations and only 58 are wholly foreign-owned.
Investment of nearly US$114 million is planned in petrochemicals during the next three years. Funds will come from the Chinese Petroleum Corporation, the government budget, foreign loans and private investment. These will be main projects:
- Northern refinery with a capacity of 100,000 barrels daily. The cost will be US$50 million.
- Expansion of the refinery.
- Construction of more tankers to bring crude from the Middle East, tank farms, pipelines and gas stations.
- Petroleum exploration.
- Establishment of northern and southern plants to make phthalic acid, an intermediate material for DMT.
World Bank approval was given a US$55 million loan for expansion of Taiwan Power Company generating and distribution facilities. The projects, including a 500-megawatt thermal power plant near , will cost US$73.2 million.
From the Asian Development Bank came a US$500,000 loan to Taipower to cover foreign exchange costs of preliminary work on the Liwuchi hydro project in eastern .
Taipower is continuing its rural electrification program. Power lines have been extended to 2,340 villages since 1954 with 155,360 families benefiting. Cost was in excess of US$9 million.
Du Pont of Taiwan Ltd. opened a plant in the Neili industrial district to produce Mylar polyester film and aluminum foil sheeting.
Philco-Ford Corporation announced sale of its semiconductor plant at to the General Instrument Corporation of the . Price was not disclosed. Philco-Ford said it was getting out of the semiconductor business.
sponsored an industrial design display at the . Included are designs for battery-operated cars, prefab houses and various electronic products. The parent Tatung Engineering Company showed its new models of TV sets, no-frost refrigerators, air-conditioners and washing machines.
Now in the drafting stage at the Ministry of Economic Affairs are regulations for the merger of medium and small industries. Procedures will be simplified for loan applications, development of new industrial districts and research.
Electrical apparatus plants have been asked by the Provincial Health Department to help protect the eyesight of girl workers. Recommendations include no employment of girls under 19, a rest break of from 15 to 20 minutes every two hours, distance of at least between eye and work bench, use of magnifying lenses, health education and medical examinations.
Government is planning an Industrial Technical Research Institute to cooperation with Union Industrial, Union Mineral, Metal Industrial and . The new unit would take corporate form representing business and industry as well as the government. Foreign funding and technical assistance will be sought.
Construction of the North-South Expressway has been delayed by 18 months as a result of flood control works and urban development projects in the area. Completion of the US$500 million freeway has been set back to 1977.
The first section will be that between and Yangmei via . Completion is now scheduled by the end of 1975. Other stages of the 375-kilometer route will be those between Chiayi and Fengshan, Yangmei and Hsinchu and Hsinchu and Chiayi. Delay is raising land acquisition costs and it has been decided to charge tolls.
in has surpassed the 500 mark in monthly arrivals and departures. Soon to be introduced at Sungshan are bridge ramps to connect the terminal with arriving and departing planes. This will be an important accommodation for passengers in view of 's frequently inclement weather.
China Airlines introduced one-hour nonstop service between and Makung in the Penghu () on a four days a week basis. Flights from to Hualien have been increased from six to seven a day and those from to Makung from 25 to 31 weekly.
Depending on the availability of funds, construction of the may begin in 1973 for completion in 1975. A new site farther from Taoyuan city has been chosen. It is near Ta Yuan village, about 20 miles west of . Land will be cheaper, there is room for expansion and no demolition is required.
Plans for the airport, which would supplant Sungshan, at least for international flights, call for a main runway, 3,600 meters long and 60 meters wide. The apron would accommodate 22 passenger planes and 4 freight carriers hourly. Take-off and landing capacity would be 42 planes hourly and the terminal could handle 3,180 passengers an hour. Cost is estimated at US$100 million.
Orders for four 132,000-ton tankers will be placed with the Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation by the Chinese Petroleum Corporation. TSC has already built two 100,000-ton tankers for CPC. The shipyard now has orders that will keep it busy through 1976. Construction of four 54,000-ton bulk carriers is just getting under way.
The Taiwan Machinery Manufacturing Corp. delivered nine tugboats to the Vietnamese government at . TMMC won the contract in open bidding. Price of the six 450-horsepower and three 850-horsepower vessels was US$1.3 million.
Taiwan Railway Administration will receive a loan of US$15 million from the World Bank for improvement projects and a study of overall needs. TRA still hopes to electrify its system but high costs may delay the project.
The Asian Vegetable Research and was established at ceremonies in . Vice President and Premier C. K. Yen said the work of the center, which is supported by seven countries, would raise the level of Asian diet and health.
Dr. Shen Tsung-han, chairman of the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, was elected chairman of the board of directors. Dr. Phit Panyalakshana of was chosen vice chairman. Dr. Robert Lee, the secretary-general of JCRR, was named executive secretary.
Governor Chen Ta-ching told the Provincial Assembly of plans to help agriculture keep pace with booming industry. He said farming has been hurt by the rural-urban movement, rising costs and fragmented plots.
Mechanization and the encouragement of animal husbandry are contemplated, Governor Chen said, as well as improvements in transportation and marketing. The Provincial Government has established 300 mechanization teams and 23 promotion centers. Subsidies are provided to help farmers buy machinery.
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For fiscal 1972, the Central Government will provide US$2.5 million for the subsidizing of cash crops. The Provincial Government will provide matching funds. Animal husbandry and the use of slopelands also will be encouraged.
Most farm families already depend on sidelines for part of their income. Only 27.6 per cent derive all income from their crops.
The Land Reform Training Institute at Taoyuan graduated its fifth class. The 28 participants came from eight countries and areas; they raised to 138 the number of institute graduates.
A new honeydew-type melon, called the Ludic, soon will be introduced to and grown for the export trade. Seedlings were imported. Three crops can be grown in a year and the melons may sell locally for about US25 cents, far below the Japanese price.
Banana exports to will reach 30 million cases this year, the Provincial Government said, compared with a litde over 15 million in 1970. Gains also are expected in export of oranges and fresh pineapples. Experiments have begun with packing bananas in plastic bags with moisture absorbing pellets.
Slated for one-year experimental export are kaoliang, potatoes, red beans and peanuts. Still on the proscribed list are wheat, barley, maize, soybeans and copra oil. Hog exports may be controlled to stabilize the domestic price.
Brown sugar production will reach 850,000 metric tons for the 1970-71 growing season, up /t from the previous period. 's sugar quota was raised by 3,150 tons.
The Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction is providing loans to fishermen for the construction of six fiberglass reinforced plastic boats for inshore demonstration purposes. The life of such vessels is 20 years and maintenance costs are virtually nil.
JCRR is advising farmers of the south to develop silkwork raising. Silk prices rose 5 per cent last year and demand exceeds supply. One young farmer of Pingtung county planted mulberry bushes on 0.7 hectares of land three years ago and is now making more from silk than from crops. Other farmers of the county are following suit.
To be completed a year hence is the Negkao irrigation canal in central . The waterway consists of 14,000 meters of tunnel through 12 hills and 2,400 meters of open ditch in the Puli area near . The project has been under way since 1964.
The Tsengwen dam and reservoir project in southern will have a life of 150 years, according to Liu Fang-yeh, director of the Tsengwen Reservoir Commission. Construction of the US$150 million project started in 1968 and will be completed in 1973. Work on the main dam is now 33 per cent complete.
Finance Minister K. T. Li went to the to sign an agreement for the loan of 50,000 tons of rice to help stabilize food prices.
Representatives of the Taiwan Farmers Association expressed their strong opposition to attempts to seat the regime in the United Nations. Objections also were made to some government views on policy in a letter forwarded through the American Embassy in .
President Chiang Kai-shek told the Pacific regional meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars that the should beware of "daggers hidden in Maoist smiles."
In a message, he told the American war veterans: "The Maoist regime is infiltrating the whole free world, exporting violence and engaging in political chicanery. Advocates of appeasement are providing a helping hand with their encouragement of peaceful coexistence illusions."
Herbert Rainwater, the VFW commander-in-chief, said the organization would oppose Red China's admission to the U.N. and would never acquiesce in recognition of . He pledged veterans to help liberate the people of the Chinese mainland.
Vice President C. K. Yen told a Kuomintang Party meeting that attempts to gain the favor of are unrealistic. The Chinese Communists will never abandon hostility toward or give up their expansionism, he said. The three-day session reviewed KMT activities and laid down guidelines for the future.
Chen Yu-ching, director of the Fourth Section of the KMT Central Committee, said there is no possibility of a relaxation of tensions between the and Red China. Any thaw, he said, could go no further than "cold negotiations."
Hsu Ching-Ian, director of the KMT Sixth Session, said that if should gain admission to the United Nations, the world organization would be turned into a political battlefield for world revolution. He urged the free world not to be confused by the united front tactics and peace offensive of the Chinese Communists.
More than 2½ million people of signed a petition opposing the admission of to the United Nations. The campaign was sponsored by the Lions Club.
The Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations, representing more than 18 million people, cabled President Nixon to oppose and any "two Chinas" formula at the U.N.
Some 200 mainland escapees met in to mark the ninth anniversary of the mass exodus into Hongkong. In a statement made for the occasion, Ku Cheng-kang, president of the Free China Relief Association, urged that the regime be overthrown so as to solve the Chinese refugee problem once and for all.
Education Minister Lo Yun-pin told the Legislative Yuan that educational policies will be geared to the needs of industry and the national interest. Quantity and quality of graduate students must be upgraded, he said, to meet the requirements for advanced skills and knowledge.
Progress is impressive. In 1950, the count of schools was 1,500. In 1970, the number exceeded 4,000. Graduate programs have risen from 3 to the same period. More than 2,700 students are now enrolled in graduate programs. In 1950, some 200 students went abroad for advanced study. This increased to 1969 but was down to just over 2,500 last year.
The government has asked the World Bank of a US$9 million loan to improve vocational education. Matching funds for construction of buildings would total US$6 million.
Graduate students receiving advanced degrees this June were interviewed by the Youth Vocational Assistance Commission of the Executive Yuan to help them find suitable employment. Those moving into the job market included more than 1,100 with master's degrees and more than 100 with doctorates.
Overseas Chinese enrollment in colleges and universities will" total about 2,800 this year. Another 500 will enter high schools.
To of went 800 volumes of a reproduction of 's greatest encyclopedia, the Sze Ku Chuan Shu. Father Joseph T. Cahill, the president of , received an honorary doctorate of laws from .
Ground was broken at Sanhsia for a high school to be named in memory of the late Vice President Chen Cheng. Mrs. Chen presided at the ceremony. The Tzuhsiu (General Chen's courtesy name) Middle School will open in the fall. For the first year, there will be five classes of boys and two of girls.
Lee Myung Ku, dean of studies at in , received a citation from the Kuomintang for his translation of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People into Korean.
President Chiang told the opening session of the Administrative Conference of Executive Yuan that methods of modern management must be studied to improve administrative efficiency. He urged perfection of the personnel and job classification systems. Vice President and Premier C. K. Yen presided.
The Executive Yuan decided to tighten up on construction licensing. The Taiwan Provincial Government was instructed to submit revised regulations to close up irregularities and make certain that buildings satisfy requirements of safety.
Government employs 284,114 public functionaries, including teachers. The Central Government has 56,000 employees, or 19.8 per cent, the Taiwan Provincial Government 199,000 and the Taipei City Government 26,000. Government agencies have 104,303 employees, public enterprises 68,378 and the public schools 111,433.
Retirement of government employees is gaining ground. Only 2,155 were retired in 1968. This increased to 1969 and reached 3,013 last year. Young people entering public service totaled 1968, 1969 and 1970.
's population density is the highest in the world-407 persons per square kilometer compared with 's 387. The number per square kilometer of arable land has risen to 1,638, also first in the world. is second at 1,489.
Overcrowding may get worse before it gets better. Dr. Sun Teh-hsiung, the executive secretary of the Taiwan Committee for the Promotion of Family Planning, said there was a 25 per cent rise in fertility among married women between the ages of 15 and 24 between 1959 and 1969. This particular group will increase by more than 50 per cent in the decade of the 1970s. The number will rise from 330,000 to 470,000 by 1980.
Governor Chen Ta-ching will receive complaints and requests from residents once every two weeks. Appointments may be made by mail or telephone. Governor Chen has asked heads of provincial departments, mayors and county magistrates to do likewise.
Service industries provide the most employment in Taiwan-1,645,000 jobs or 35.33 per cent of the employed population. Agriculture is second with 1,607,000, or 34.51 per cent, and industry third with 1,404,000, or 30.16 per cent. The number of unemployed in January was 77,000.
The Taiwan Provincial Government is asking the Central Government to raise the industrial wage minimum from the present US$15 monthly to US$22.50.
Summer camps of the China Youth Corps will draw 280,000 young people this year. Thirty-five per cent will come from college, 35 per cent from high school and 30 per cent from nonstudents. The 135 activities will be pursued at 2,847 camps.
's carbon monoxide pollution is not so bad as some authorities had feared. Ten days of sampling showed average CO content of from 4.8 to 9 PPM units. By American and Japanese standards, the critical point begins at 10 PPM. However, the concentration in one area rose to 17 PPM between 5 and 6 p.m. On the average, highest figures were reached between .m. and noon and between 6 and 8 p.m.
Reassessment of 84 of 's 2,230 sections brought rises of from 1 to 100 per cent. Land on , and was assessed at US$1,800 per ping (36 square feet). Actual values are much higher.
The Taipei Public Works Bureau will spend nearly US$16 million on five major projects in fiscal 1971-72: road expansion, a tunnel to connect Tachih and Waishuanghsi, drainage, a park at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and survey of roads and streets.
Planning of 's comprehensive sewer program has been completed, but construction will require from 35 to 40 years. The first two phases will be carried out over the next 16 years. World Health Organization specialists assisted in the planning.
A survey conducted in the January-March period showed residents spent 40 per cent of income on food, 12.26 per cent on housing and 12.80 per cent on school and miscellaneous expenses.
Direct dialing has started between and Taoyuan. The charge is just over US25 cents for three minutes.
will have an adequate water supply this summer. Completion of an expansion project has increased the daily supply by 200,000 tons.
savings rose 25 per cent last year to more than US$1.5 billion. By the end of March, the figure had reached US$1,722.5 million. Postal savings rose 41 per cent last year and have soared over the US$250 million mark.
The Legislative Yuan set a ceiling of US$45 million for government bonds to be issued in fiscal 1972. Interest is not to exceed 11 per cent. Repayment will begin four years after issue and be completed in four years.
Nearly US$4 million in Liberty Lottery prizes has gone unclaimed in the last 21 years. The Bank of Taiwan said the government has profited from the lottery by more than US$41 million, not including the unpaid prize money.
MAAG - the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group/China-marked its 20th anniversary. In a message, Major General Livingston N. Taylor, chief of the group, said: "After 20 years, we feel closer to a brother-to-brother relationship than ever before. We resolve to redouble our efforts to extend every possible assistance to our Chinese friends in the military establishment."
President Chiang gave a reception for officers and their wives. Including Chinese officers, more than 800 attended. The chief executive said the maintenance of world peace is the common task of the Republic of China and the . But a lasting world peace cannot be achieved before the Chinese mainland is recovered," he said.
The Chinese Army completed the repair of 137 trucks under a contract with the U.S. Army. General Wang To-nien, deputy commander of the Chinese Army, turned the vehicles over to Barry J. Sillito, assistant secretary of defense.
Chi Cheng, the world's fastest woman in the dashes and hurdles, returned to competition for the first time since her Asian Games injury late last year. She won the 100-yard dash and the long jump and anchored the winning Cal Poly-Pomona's 880-yard medley relay team at the national collegiate women's track and field championships in . All her marks were meet records.
The Far East's Little League champions will be decided in July 29 to 31. The first day will pit Guam against and the against . On the second day, will play the and will meet . Final pairings will pit the against Guam and against .
Plans are under way for a US$1.5 million sports center in the northern suburb of Shihlin. Part of the financing would come from overseas Chinese investors. Facilities would include track and field stadium, baseball park, swimming pool, tennis courts, golf course, archery area and lake for water sports.
Other sports notes included the formation of 's first Skiing Committee and announcement that CTV will telecast the Munich Olympic Games next year.
The Taipei Press Council was inaugurated to raise the standards and ethics of mass media. There are nine members, including churchmen, educators and publishers and editors. The council will direct research projects and accept complaints against newspaper reports and radio and TV programs.