The Michigan Daily-Thursday, July 10, 1980-Page 5 Carter, Guofeng share concerns at first formal meeting in Tokyo TOKYO (AP) - President Carter and Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng held their first formal talks today. Before the meeting, Carter said the growing ties among China, the United States and Japan could minimize the threat of the Soviet Union's military buildup. Minutes before the meeting with Hua, Carter said in an interview on Japanese television the burgeoning three-way relationship was "a means by which we can share our long-range strategic con- cerns to minimize the threat of the Soviet military buildup, which is exem- plified most vividly by their unwarran- ted invasion of Afghanistan and their support of the Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea (Cambodia)." CARTER MET with Hua at the plush Okura Hotel next to the U.S. Embassy. News Secretary Jody Powell quoted Carter as telling Hua their meeting was "a very fine way to end my visit here." Followinga public meeting for repor- ters and photographers, the two leaders, alone except for interpreters, met briefly. They then each called in their advisers. Carter met Hua for the first time at a reception last night. THE TWO chatted through an inter- preter for about two minutes at the gathering of 300 guests following Japan's solemn memorial for its late prime minister, Masayoshi Ohira. Both also talked with Zenko Suzuki, the man almost certain to be Japan's new prime minister. The meetings were a public manifestation of the growing relation- ship between the United States and China, and of both countries' ties with Japan. Coincident with the Carter visit, word leaked out here today that the Ford Motor Co. and Japan's Toyota Motor Co. are talking about a joint venture to produce small cars in the United States. Both companies denied first reports that a basic agreement had already been reached. U.S. government leaders have been pressing Japan to set up assembly lines in America to help the hard-hit U.S. automobile industry. Carter paused in Detroit on his way here, but officials said he was not going to bring up the touchy issue of Japanese car exports to the United States during his stay in Tokyo. PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER is met with a stream of rain on his arrival at the Tokyo airport yesterday. After delivering some brief remarks, Carter left for a memorial service honoring the late Japanese Prime Minister Masa- yoshi Ohira. No settlement reached' in UPI negotiations By JOYCE FRIEDEN Members of the Wire Service Guild may strike against United Press Inter- national (UPI) if stalled contract negotiations are not resolved soon, ac- cording to one Guild official. UPI, a wire service that distributes national and international news to hun- dreds of radio stations, television stations, and newspapers across the United States, has been in negotiation with the Guild since March 13, accor- ding to UPI personnel director Mary Cregan: The Guild's two-year contract with UPI expired April 15. APPROXIMATELY 1400 wire ser- vice employees belong to the Guild, in- cluding employees of The Associated Press and other services as well as UPI. The UPI strike would affect 675 members, said Guild president William Morrissey. In a vote taken about two months ago, Guild employees voted nine to one in favor of a strike, Morrissey explained, adding thatf "there was some talk" of striking during next week's Republican National Convention. "They've made preparations to picket somewhere along the line .. . we are prepared to deal with whatever. happens," Morrissey said. UPI DETROIT bureau chief Joanna Firestone said she would be "very un- derstaffed" if a strike were to occur during the convention. She added the convention coverage would be handled by management personnel. Gregan said UPI would not hire "scabs" (non-Guild employees) to work if there were a strike.<"We would just try to do as much coverage as possible ourselves," she said. In addition to reporters, many burg0f ' chiefs are also in the Guild. Only larger cities such as Detroit have non-Guild members in management positions, according toCregan. MORRISSEY SAID the complex nature of the talks makes it difficult to tell how they are progressing. "There is no set deadline (for a strike)," he ex- plained. "The issues are complicated - it's difficult for me to tell-how it is progressing." Morrissey said employee salaries is one outstanding issue, with UPI management offering the Guild a four per cent wage hike over the previous contracted salaries. "You have to remember that this of- fer comes on the heels of a contract in which the company kept the wages frozen," said Morrissey. "The Guild went along with that because the com pany claimed it was having financial difficulty." Morrissey added the current company proposal does not in- clude a cost-of-living increase. "We are hopeful for a settlement, but the progress is not at such a great rate of speed that I can say I'm optimistic,"