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U.S. will
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ship" with Taiwan and told the Chinese
it "will be continued, and this was un-
derstood by them."
HE SAID THE possibility of the U.S.
sale of sophisticated jet aircraft to
Taiwan, which China opposes, also was
discussed. He declined to go into details
on "this very sensitive issue."
The United States and China agree on
the importance of their strategic
relationship and the need to confront
Soviet global expansion, he said, adding
that both nations concur that the Soviet
Union must withdraw its troops from
Afghanistan and that Vietnam must
withdraw its 200,000 troops from Cam-
bodia.
However, Haig acknowledged that
some differences exist between the U.S.
and Chinese approaches to Cambodia.
China favors working through former
Premier Po1 Pot, whom the United
States considers unacceptable because
of his previous suppression of the
people.
THE CHINESE appeared subdued in
their assessment of Haig's visit. In a
toast in a closing banquet last night,
Foreign Minister Huang Hua said the
talks with Haig were-"very useful." He
added "our two sides do not entirely
share the same views..."
Huang also said China wants to see
the Reagan administration's support
for the terms of the Sino-U.S. com-
munique on establishing diplomatic
relations backed up with action.
"Not only must we protect this cor-
nerstone with great care; but also must
prove with our own actions that it can
stand tests," Huang said. "This point
can never be overstressed."
U.S. AND Chinese officials also
signed an agreement expanding their
consular representation. China may
establish a consulate in New York,
Chicago and Honolulu, and the United
States may open consulates in
Shenyang, Chengdu and Wuhan.
Haig also announced that Premier
Zhao has accepted President Reagan's
invitation to visit the United States next
year. Zhao has invited Reagan to visit
China, Haig said, and that the invitation
will be discussed further.
President
rails Dems
for budget
proposals
AP Photo
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN fields questions from the press in his first nationally televised news conference since
the March 30 attempt on his life.
Reagan fieldsp
From APand UPI
WASHINGTON-President Reagan spoke to reporters
yesterday at his first nationally televised press conference
since the March 30 attempt on his life, He had not held a
news conference since March 6th.
Although his voice was raspy, Reagan appeared to be in
good health and showed no sign of weariness during the 35-
minute appearance.
The president opened the news conference with a strong
defense of his budget cuts and charged Democrats with
trying to undercut his economic programs by making
budget changes they know are unwarranted.
His remarks amounted to the most direct criticism of
Congress since he took office. There is, he said, "a clear
danger of congressional backsliding and a return to spen-
ding as usual" in defiance of his budget-cutting program.
The following are highlights of the remainder of the press
conference:
COMMUNISM-Reagan reiterated the "beginning of the
end" is in sight for world communism. "I think it is im-
possible... for any form of government to completely deny
freedom to the people ... I think the things we are seeing in
Poland and the word coming out of Russia itself show that
communism is an aberration. I think we're seeing the first
cracks, the beginning of the end."
THE SHOOTING-Reagan said he has recovered from
the March 30 assassination attempt and feels fine. "If I'm a
medical miracle, I'm a happy one." He said there have
been changes in security since the shooting but he still wan-
"
oli"cy questions
is to meet with people and "you can't spend your life
worrying."
SECOND TERM-The 70-year-old president declined to
discuss a second term, noting "having only been here five
months no one should be making a decision about what
they're going to do three- years and seven months from
now."
TAIWAN-Reagan said increased dealings with China
won't affect relations with Taiwan. "I have not changed my
feelings about Taiwan ... I intend to live up to the Taiwan
Relations Act," Reagan said.
ISRAELI RAID-Reagan noted his previous condem-
nation of the Israeli attack on a nuclear reactor in Iraq, but
said the Israelis "might have sincerely believed" it was a
defensive action. He said the raid shows that "a real peace,
a settlement to all of the Mideast problems, is long over-
due."
FOREIGN POLICY-The administration has been active
in foreign affairs, Reagan said. "I have met with eight
heads of state, nine officials of other nations . . . the
secretary of state is on his second trip abroad, the deputy
secretary of state has been in Africa and is coming back
through Europe."
POLITICS-Asked if he approved of conservative fund-
raising groups that are spending large amounts of money to
defeat some liberal Democrats, Reagan said: "I don't
really know how to answer thatibecause the game of politics
is trying to win an election ... I've never seen a time both
parties are not trying to win an election."
I
WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagan, fresh
from a budget-cutting victory in the Senate, sharply
criticized House Democrats yesterday for proposing
"unconscionable" spending reductions "they know
cannot be made."
Shortly after the Senate Budget Committee voted
approval of $39.6 billion in cuts he favors, the
president said he will have "no other choice" but to
fight Democrats on the floor of the House if they don't
remake their own proposals to his liking.
ON A VOTE of 19-0, the Senate panel sent the bill to
the floor, where passage seems assured next week.
Reagan insisted the relief from his tax-cut plan
would fall principally to the middle class-not just
wealthy Americans.
He also declared that time for act6n on the three-
year, 25 percent across-the-board tax package was
slipping away, demanding that the lawmakers
"deliver to my desk before the August recess not one
but two bills-a spending bill and a tax bill."
REAGAN ACCUSED House Speaker Thomas
O'Neill Jr. of "sheer demogoguery" for saying the
tax and spending programs would do nothing for
average Americans. O'Neill had said the president
doesn't understand the conmon man because he
associates only with the rich.
O'Neill later responded with just this statement:
"The president's program speaks for itself."
The speaker and other Democratic leaders are in-
sisting on a two-year tax cut with more of the relief
targeted toward those witl incomes under $50,000 a
year.
HOUSE COMMITTEES have recommended
budget cuts of $37.4 billion for next year-more than
$2 billion above the amount called for in the budget
outline approved earlier. But in many cases, the
details of the cuts differ from the president's recom-
mendations.
Reagan said the Democratic-controlled commit-
tees in the House should revise their proposals to
"honestly and responsibly" achieve the spending
goals in the budget outline.
Meanwhile, the House Ways and Means Committee
continued its discussion of the president's plan for
cutting business taxes. The panel could take its first
vote on the tax-cut package today.
The committee plans to complete work on the
business tax reduction before it starts work i perr
sonal tax cuts.