CHINA OFFERS TO MONITOR SALT DATA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400390054-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2004
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: April 20, 1979
• Content Type: NSPR

THE WASHINGTON POST
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morrow;' but in light of the recent
congressional ~actions~and'suggestions~,
of maneuvers,.with Taiwan "this was.
a matter that- would have to -be stud--I
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Church said he did not think it liken
ly .that joint. U.S:Taiwan.maneuvers~
-would be carried' out, although U.S:
`goverrunent spokesmen have declined.
to "rule them. out. Deng also warned
that the United.5tates"should be very
careful about the military equipment.
l it sells. to Taiwan,"...:Church- saidR, ins
.=what he described as .paraphrasing
of Deng`s remarks... .
Washington "insisted. that ~ it be a1?:
clawed to, continuer" to sell:-arms:..to;
'Taiwan even~aftsr.rnormalizing reIa-:
-tions with i?eking .,The ..~liinese have,,
objected ',verbally,x~on~-grounds than
Taiwan- is in~ their~;view a rebel pro?~
vince ? that .mustr:'be. brought back
under 'mainland control. -But- theyt
-have tacitly .accepted ?the? U.S insis-
fence on buaranteeing Taiwan's -miIi-'
tart' security. Further statements in
recent:: congressional.- legislation :en-;
dorsing' that security however; -have
brought further oftYcial objections
:from Peking ~; ;.' ~ ~'_'
Church said ; Deng; appeared to be
saying the effect ofrsuch.. actions bn
Sino?American~ relations "could - be
very serious:' He: said' Deng. indicated
the Chinese are "adopting a watchful'
-waiting attitude and hoping we can
proceed .with : expalided:. trade .and
? cultural. exchanges." _
"' Church,.-. chairman -of ..the :.Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, said he
and Sen. Jacob I~:' 3a?~its of New York,
the only Republican `on the deiega?
tion, told Deng the Congress consider-.
ed,"there was nothing" in recent legis-
lation on Taiwan .that "contradicted
the understanding; between- our fwo
` Repeating~o~ earlier interest:- in U.S.
arms Deng said China would have the ~
:courage-to buy. advanced fighterair?~
-craft: from-~the' United States. -if the
United States had the courage to sell
them, The Carter administration has-j
ruled 'out such sales, however; and
Church said:~,he:~ thought it unlikely
this Ilan wc+uld be lifted -: "` -
' Deng repeated. China's..wiilirigness~to
wait~for`? peaceful -reunification- with
:Taiwan. But he did n6t entirely rule
out the use of force. Church said the
vice premier mentioned two circum-_ .
stances that might ~brirg "a-mainiand:
attack on Taiwan:
-First; if: the.,Natonalist government
c~ntinued'to reject all Peking- over-
>after.,