The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 17 pages of information about The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area.

The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 17 pages of information about The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area.

The United States Government has welcomed the willingness of the Chinese Communists to resume the ambassadorial talks, which were begun three years ago in Geneva, for the purpose of finding a means of easing tensions in the Taiwan area.  In the past, the United States representative at these talks has tried by every reasonable means to persuade the Chinese Communist representative to reach agreement on mutual renunciation of force in the Taiwan area but the latter insistently refused to reach such agreement.  The United States hopes that an understanding can be achieved through the renewed talks which will assure that there will be no resort to the use of force in the endeavor to bring about a solution of the issues there.

I regret to say I do not see in your letter any effort to find that common language which could indeed facilitate the removal of the danger existing in the current situation in the Taiwan area.  On the contrary, the description of this situation contained in your letter seems designed to serve the ambitions of international communism rather than to present the facts.  I also note that you have addressed no letter to the Chinese Communist leaders urging moderation upon them.  If your letter to me is not merely a vehicle for one-sided denunciation of United States actions but is indeed intended to reflect a desire to find a common language for peace, I suggest you urge these leaders to discontinue their military operations and to turn to a policy of peaceful settlement of the Taiwan dispute.

If indeed, for the sake of settling the issues that tend to disturb the peace in the Formosa area, the Chinese Communist leaders can be persuaded to place their trust in negotiation and a readiness to practice conciliation, then I assure you the United States will, on its part, strive in that spirit earnestly to the same end.

Sincerely,

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

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