893.032/10–2348: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 23—9:01 a. m.]
1982. Foreign Affairs Committee of Legislative Yuan at regular meeting October 20 began discussion of proposed guiding principles [Page 510] for foreign policy, five points of which include: (1) strengthening UNO,87 (2) maintenance and strengthening of Sino-American friendship and cooperation, (3) strict Soviet observance of Sino-Soviet treaty,88 (4) regarding Japan—adherence to Potsdam declaration,89 maintenance of China’s right to veto decisions affecting industrial level, early signing of peace treaty, prevention of resurgence of militarism, support of official statements that US is not arming Japan, (5) protection of world peace.
Text of point (2) in full follows:
“Maintenance and strengthening of Sino-American friendship and cooperation:
- 1.
- In recent years because of Communist and left-wing propaganda American public opinion has inevitably lessened in understanding and sympathy for China. Henceforth, every effort must be made to correct this.
- 2.
- Strengthening cultural, educational, scientific and technical cooperation between China and US.
- 3.
- Promotion of expansion of American economic and military aid to China.”
Paragraph 1 above given headline play by CC dominated Ta Kung Pao with no mention whatever in other local Nanking dailies. Despite somewhat one-sided view of “Sino-American friendship and cooperation,” further committee discussion if given adequate press coverage may conceivably serve as partial antidote to anti-American expressions frequently appearing in local press.
- United Nations Organization.↩
- Signed at Moscow, August 14, 1945, United States Relations With China, p. 585, or United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 10, p. 300.↩
- Signed at Potsdam, July 26, 1945, Foreign Relations, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, vol. ii, p. 1474.↩