West warned not to sell arms to Peiping regime - Premier gives priority to farmers' interests

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Taiwan's Premier warns Western countries against supplying weapons to the Peiping regime, arguing such actions would trigger new wars and only help perpetuate aggression. Foreign Ministry spokesman Charles King calls arms provision equivalent to enabling wrongdoing. The government links agricultural policy with farmers’ income, citing rice procurement and surplus-crop purchase plans while seeking better measures so farmers can retain a target profit and avoid rice-price drops amid political tensions.

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West warned not to sell arms to Peiping regime

Arms supply warning and international impact

Agricultural income measures and rice procurement

Plans, concerns, and foreign technology conference remarks

Overseas Chinese floodjams Taipei airport

Airport crowding and welcome arrangements

Estimated return numbers and destinations

National Day celebrations and activities

Mass lawmakers give ROC backing

Mass rally expectations and planned demonstrations

Taiwan power plant spending

REE ATPT9 報週图中由自 VOL.XVIM NO.40 TAIPEI.TAIWAN.REPUBLIC OF CHINA October 9,1977 # West warned not to sellarms to Peiping regime Premier gives priorityto farmers’interests tpokeman sistent tricks played by the Chi- A governmentwarned Western countries Sept.30 against providing weapons tothe Peiping regime.He said thatwould result in new wars in theworld. neae Communists,he added: We believe that the people Developing agriculture and in-Chiang Ching-kuo said Oct.4.creasing the farmers'income andThe Premier pointed out to theinteresis are major administrativeLegislative Yuan that successiveprinciples of the government oflarge harvests and limited ware-the Republic of China,Premierhouse facilities in the last three years have led the Taiwan Pro.vincial Government to purchasesurplus crops at a ntu of 970kilograms for every hectare offields. and the government of the United States will understand clearly these tricks and not fall into their Charles King,spokesman forthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs,said"providing weapons to theChinese Communisis s tanta-mount to helping the wicked per-petuate wicked deeds." traps." Under the program,the TPGwill purchase total of 760,000metrie tons of rice this year,anincrease of 126,000 tons Tvr1976 and a jump of 529,000metric tons from the 1975 figure,the Premier said. King gave his warning at apress conference,commenting onnews reporis that the Peiping re-gime sent a military delegation,led by Yang Cheng-wu,"deputychief of the general staf,"toFrance and has extended an in-vitation to four members of theWest German Parliament to visitPeiping He emphasized that the in-crease was for the good of thefarmers.The Premier said,how-ever,the method is not ideal.TheGovernment will invite scholarsand specialists to seek bettermeasures to enable the farmers toenjoy a 10 per cent profht. King pointed out that the Pei-ping regime intends to improveits military capabilities tostrengthen its control on internalaffairs and step up its aggressionabroad. He expressed the hope thatfuture harvests would not cut thefarmers'profits by lowering therice price.The government issupposed to take the responsibil-ity for resolving the problem,Premier Chiang added. Commenting on foreign wirereports that the Chinese Commu-nist regime will hold a "national"scientific conference nexI spring.King said Peiping's purpose inraising its technological researchis aimed at stepping up militarydevelopment for aggression. Farmers'income growing At the sme_time,EeonomicsMinister YS.Sun said,the in-cme pap between the farm pop-ulation and the urban populationhas narrowed slightly,thanks tothe vigorous government invest-ment in the agricultural sectorduring the past several years. # O'seas Chinese floodjams Taipei airport A lion dance troupe performs in front of the TaipeiAirport to welcome incomingoverseas Chinese and foreignvisitors arriving in advance ofthe Double Tenth celebrations.It is expected that more than The spokesman stressed thatthe technological interchangesbetween the Western countriesand the Peiping regime cannotchange Peiping's hostility towardthe Western countries and willhelp Peiping increase aggressionabroad. Between 1972 and 1975,forexample,the income of farmersrose by 15 per cent in real terms,compared with a 14 per cent in-crease for non-agricultural work-ers in the same period. Taipei International Airporthas become more and morecrowded in the last few days aoverscas Chinese from all overthe worid have focked in to par- During their stay in the ROC,the overseas Chinese will betreated with warm hospitality andwill tour southern Taiwan afterNational Day to see economic Turning to a series of com-ments made by the Chinese Com-munist leaders regarding theUnited States,King said thatfabricating stories,spreadingrumors,and telling lies are con- 30,000 overseas Chinese willreturn home this year.Eightyper cent of them are f

FAQs

What warning did the Premier give to Western countries regarding the Peiping regime?

He warned that providing weapons to the Peiping regime would lead to new wars worldwide. The statement is framed as preventing escalation and limiting external support for aggression.

How does the document connect government actions to farmers’ interests and rice procurement?

It describes agricultural priorities such as purchasing surplus crops and increasing planned rice procurement. The government also seeks improved measures so farmers can earn a profit and avoid income loss from potential rice-price decreases.

What is the reported purpose of Peiping’s technological research and future plans mentioned in the text?

The text states that Peiping’s technological research aims at strengthening military development to support aggression. It also notes concerns about stepped-up control in internal affairs and increased external hostility.

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