Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-12
Red China Rap!
u. 5. Missiles
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HONG KONG, May II (R.-
Communist China charged to-
night that the United States IL
turning Formosa into a base for
atomic warfare" by stationine
Matador missiles on the Nation.
alist island.
A sharply worded Foreign
Ministry statement broadcast by
Peiping Radio warned:
1.-THE Chinese government
hereby solemnly declares: The
determination Of the Chinese
people to liberate their own ter.
ritory is unsuitable. The United
States must bear full response.
bility for its action Of aggres.
sion."
The statement followed BY
three days a United States an.
nouncement that advance unit.
of American Matador missile
units. capable Of hurting atomic
lwarheads several hundred mile,
into Red China, had arrived or
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek'.
stronghold. 100 miles from the
mainland.
Press Reaction Heated
AS expected. the announce.
ment drew hotly worded reac.
tons from the Communist Chi.
nese press and radio.
The Red Chinese freely
boosted that the Matadors woult
not deter Peiping from its in.
tention Of taking over the Ma
tionalist sanctuary.
The Official statement tonigh,
reiterated that goal. But II
avoided the saber-rattling OF
past years and made no mention
of Red military might.
Instead, 1t said, the move
had caused great indignation
throughout the Com m unist
mainland, and that a strong pro-
test had been lodged with the
American Government. Such a
protest customarily would be re-
layed through British diplomats
in Peiping. The United States
has no diplomatic relations with
Red China.
The broadcast said the Red
Chinese government had always
stood for relaxing and eliminate
ing tension in the Taiwan For-
mosa) area"
But the United States, II
charged, "resorted to all devices
to tighten its grip on Taiwar
and to obstruct and disrupt the
settlement by the Chinese them
selves of their internal matter
of liberating Taiwan."
1t accused the American Gov
eminent Of refusing to discuss
seriously" q settlement Of the
talks that have been going on
Geneva between Ambassador II
Alexis johnson Of the United
States and Wang Ping-Nan OF
going on since August, 1855, in
Red China.
U. s. Policy "ExpOsed'
The statement alluded to re-
cent claims that peace talks
were going on behind the scenes
between Peiping and Formosa-
reports that have, been called
ridiculous by the Formosa Ma
tionalists.
1t then declared that the sta
tioning Of Matadors on Formosa
exposed the aggressive and
bellicose nature" Of American
policy and showed up clearly the
American plan Of turning the
island into q United States de.
lpendency."
The United States has said
the Matadors. which could reach
some Of Red China's biggest all
bases. were solely for defensive
purposes in case Of attack. The
action has been hailed with
satisfaction by the Formosa
press. which said it was evident
the United States had no illu.
sions about the talks in Geneva
and had ruled out "appease.
ment" Of the Chinese Reds.
/ The Geneva negotiations have
failed to make any progress fol
months because Red China Ii
still holding eight Americans il
promised to release early in the
talks.
There has been speculation ir
Formosa that dispatch Of the
Matador units to Formosa might
cause Red China to break OF the
Geneva talks, though this /:
generally doubted. There also
has been speculation that Red
China might press the Soviet
Union to bring up guided missiles
to the mainland coast, II it ha:
not already done so.