REE CHIM - VOL.XVI NO.1 - January 5, 1975 - news report

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News report dated January 5, 1975, noting an international survey by Freedom House that ranks Red China at the bottom in both political and civil rights across nations and territories. Coverage includes planned supply centers in Taipei and Taichung to provide lower-cost commodities to civil servants, a crude oil shipment halt to the Philippines, and a Sino-Jordanian air agreement enabling flights between Taipei and Amman. It also describes ROC diplomatic relations with 114 countries despite losses and commentary on Quemoy-Matsu tensions.

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Peiping regime ranks very low in civil rights

Supply centers ease life for civil servants

PI finds Pingoil quality low, stops imports

Air agreement signed with Jordan

President calls to bring moral confidence and courage

ROC has strong relations with 114 other countries despite diplomatic losses

Use of N-arms planned for Quemoy?

REE CHIM 報週国中由自 TAIPEI,TAIWAN,REPUBLIC OF CHINA January 5,1975 VOL.XVI NO.1 Peiping regime ranks very low in civil rights An international survey ranksRed China in the lowest categoryamong nations and territories ofthe world,in both political rightsand civil rights of the people. The results of the survey con-ducted by Freedom House werereleased in New York.FreedomHouse describes itself as"a na-tional organization dedicated totions.”The survey covered 152independent nations of the worldand 57 dependent territories. The countries were rated from1u toev sin et eeFreedom reeovusda 7-rating in both political rightsand civil rights—meaning thatrights at all. Supply centers ease life for civil servants Two of the five planned cen-ters opened in Taipei and Tai-chung respectively Jan.1 to sup-ply low-cost consumer com-modities for public functionaries. The prices are about 30 per cent lower than the market prices,an official of the center The program is jointly spon-sored by the Personnel Adminis-tration of the Executive Yuanand the Ministry of NationalDefense. Three more centers will be opened in Taipei shortly. Twenty similar supply centers will be opened throughout the island July 1,according to the provincial government. PI finds Ppingoil quality low,stops imports The Philippines govemmenthas told the Peiping regime tostop crude oil shipment to thePhilippines until the country isable to install facilities thatcould refine the Communist Chi-nese crude oil. It was learned from informedsources that the instruction camefrom President Marcos,as au-thorities in Malacanang weredissatisfied with the low qualityof the first crude delivery fromthe Shengli oil field on the Chi-na mainland. Air agreement signed with Jordan ALIA A Sino-Jordanian air coopera-tion agreement was formallysigned in Taipei January 3 en-abling China Airlines to fly toAmman and ALIA,the Jordan-ian flag carrier,to fly to Taipei. The agreement,which becameeffective immediately upon sign-ing,also stipulates that the air-lines may extend their transportservices to points beyond in thirdcountries. The agreement was signed byForeign Minister Shen Chang-huan and Jordanian AmbassadorAnwar Nashahibi on behalf oftheir respective governments. # President calls to bring to bearmoral confidence and courage President Chiang Kai-shek,inhis New Year's Day message,called on people of the nation tobring to bear “our moral con-fidence and moral courage andforge from these a common willand united effort." al cultural legacy has been de- "Nor can we base the peaceand security of any part of thefree world on the exploitationof international relations—theseeking of contradictions amongenemies to play off one againstanother. stroyed under the Communist slogan of 'destroying the oldduring the course of the“great culturai revolution,"he said. "Yet the Chinese Communistshave shamelessly boasted of theChinese cultural tradition,whichthey really hate,and shown itto theivorinternationainstrunietfront operations." In the message read at a massrally at the Taipei City Hall,thePresident said ihat in sustainingthe moral confidence and courageof National Revolution based onthe Three Principles of the Peo-ple,"we cannot depend on themuddle-headedness of theenemy. “Our confidence and courageare built upon the self-awakeningand self-determination of ourpeople—on the reconstruction ofour conscience." The Chief of State said MaoTse-tung is now trying to "hood-wink other countries with thepretense of holding the 'national President Chiang condemnedthe Chinese Communists for de-stroying Chinese culture.No oneknows how much of our nation- Premier Chiang Ching-kucchats with foreign students atthe New Year's Eve party atthe Chien Tan Youth ActivitiesCenterOver 800 foreign stu-dents studying in the Republicof China attended the gardenparty given by Education M

FAQs

What did the Freedom House survey report about Red China’s civil rights record?

It ranked Red China in the lowest category among nations and territories for both political rights and civil rights of the people.

How were supply centers in Taipei and Taichung intended to affect civil servants?

They were planned to supply low-cost consumer commodities, with prices about 30 percent lower than market prices.

What does the document say about the Quemoy-Matsu crisis and U.S. intentions?

A columnist claims U.S. officials deliberately deceived President Eisenhower in 1958 and that the plan involved using nuclear weapons during the crisis.

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