EXTENSIONS of REMARKS 16571 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS 1986 IS a YEAR of CHANGE in January 15, 1987

June 17, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16571 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 1986 IS A YEAR OF CHANGE IN January 15, 1987. A number of reform ence and Peaceful Competition" during the TAIWAN AND MAINLAND CHINA minded leaders were removed and several transitional period to concentrate on politi leading liberal intellectuals were purged. cal and economic development in order to Among these was Liu Binyan, who had been achieve greater democracy and prosperity. HON. WILLIAM J. HUGHES revealing the dark side of Chinese society: Only through such a transitional period will OF NEW JERSEY corruption, decadence and inefficiency. it be possible for both sides to diminish IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Soon, the Chinese Communist leadership their differences and gaps. Peaceful reunifi initiated a campaign against "bourgeoisie li cation can then be gradually achieved. Wednesday, June 17, 1987 berazition" and began its crackdown on stu The national interest of the United States Mr. HUGHES. Mr. Speaker, I know that dent demonstrations. China's economic and will be best served by such a peaceful reuni many of my colleagues share my interest in political reforms suffered serious setbacks fication of Taiwan and the Mainland after economic and political trends that affect and its economic development slowed down. going through a transitional period. United States relations with Taiwan and main Many Western observers and scholars have cast doubts on China's stability and on the land China. That is a critical part of the world future of its open-door policy despite the DEATH RATE HIGHER ON in terms of U.S. trade and defense policies. Chinese assertion to the contrary. RURAL ROADS Among New Jersey's many scholars and In spite of such internal difficulties, academicians is Dr. Winston L.Y. Yang, who Peking continued its emphasis on national chairs the Department of Asian Studies at reunification. During his recent visit to HON. JAMES J. HOWARD Seton Hall University. Over the years, Dr. Peking, Secretary of State George Schultz OF NEW JERSEY was asked by Chinese leaders to promote Yang has distinguished himself as an expert in IN :XHE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES such major issues as United States relations contact and communication between Taipei and Peking. The United States is thus Wednesday, June 17, 1987 with Taiwan and mainland China, and the caught between its need for close ties with treatment of political dissidents in Taiwan. Peking against the Soviet Union and its Mr. HOWARD. Mr. Speaker, the House Dr. Yang recently delivered a lecture on desire for maintaining its traditional friend agreed on March 18 to allow higher driving these subjects at the U.S. Military Academy at ship with Taiwan. The national interests of speeds on rural segments of the Interstate West Point. At this point in the RECORD, I the United States will not be served by sub Highway System. That action was the first would like to insert Dr. Yang's remarks for the mitting itself to Chinese pressure. American change in the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit use and information of my colleagues. interests, on the contrary, will be best that has saved thousands of lives. [Dr. Yang's speech follows:] served by the following developments and Opponents of raising the speed limit policies: claimed the result would be an additional 500 THE UNITED STATES, TAIWAN AND MAINLAND 1. Peace and stability in the Taiwan CHINA Straits; deaths a year on the highways as well as (By Prof. Winston Yang) 2. The long-term American refusal to pres thousands of serious injuries. 1986 was a year of change in both Taiwan sure Taipei to negotiate with Peking or to Last month, the New England Journal of and Mainland China. In Taiwan, Chiang get involved in the Taipei-Peking rivalry Medicine published a study showing that, con Ching-kuo announced that martial law, im and controversy; trary to the claims that were made, the rural posed for over 30 years, would be lifted and 3. The American commitment to the one areas are not the safest places to drive be replaced by less restrictive national security China stand; cause of fewer cars. In fact, the study con regulations. As a result of this decision, Tai 4. The American disassociation of the ducted by the Department of Health Policy wan's long-term ban on the organization of "Self-Determination" and "Taiwan Inde new political parties and on the publication pendence" movements. and Management of the Johns Hopkins of additional newspapers was also lifted. On the one hand, the United States School of Hygiene and Public Health in Balti Earlier, Chiang had revealed his determina should discourage or even deter China's use more, Quality Control Systems Corps. of Ar tion to bar military rule in Taiwan in the of force against Taiwan and its use of force lington, VA, and the Insurance Institute for future, and any member of his family from to threaten Taiwan; on the other, Washing Highway Safety of Washington, DC, found that succeeding him as President. It has thus ton must insist on the use of peaceful means rural roads are the most dangerous. The study become obvious that Taiwan is moving rap to achieve China's reunification goal. cited higher speeds as one cause of that idly toward greater democratization, along Since Taiwan is well on its way to the two added danger. with its significant economic achievements. party or multi-party democratic system, and At the end of 1986 its foreign exchange re since Taiwan has already achieved great The following is the text of the article from serve approached the $50 billion mark and economic prosperity, Washington should en the New England Journal of Medicine. per capita income reached US$3, 750.00. courage Peking to move toward more signifi [From the New England Journal of In Mainland China, the year 1986 wit cant political and economic reforms and de Medicine, May 28, 19871 nessed growing difficulties in economic re velopments. Only when the Mainland forms; political reforms were completely put reaches the level of genuine prosperity and GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS IN MORTALITY FROM aside. Its trade deficit was growing and its democracy. will peaceful reunification MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES foreign exchange reserve was dwindling. Its become possible; only when Taiwan and the <Susan P. Baker, M.P.H., R.A. Whitfield, per capita income remained at about Mainland gradually narrow their political, M.A .• and Brian O'Neill, B.Sc.) US$300.00. China's economic difficulties economic, social, and cultural differences Motor vehicle crashes are the leading became increasingly evident. As a result of and gaps, will reunification become a dis cause of death in the United States among these developments, Chinese college stu tinct possibility. It is unrealistic to ask persons 1 to 34 years of age. Detailed geo dents began demonstrations toward the end Taipei and Peking to even discuss national graphic analyses of the mortality associated of 1986 which advocated democracy, free reunification today when the two sides are with such crashes have not been undertak dom, human rights and the improvement of confronted with tremendous gaps in various en, despite the fact that county maps such the people's economic life. The demonstra fields. as those showing cancer "hot spots" have tions soon spread to the campuses of dozens The best policy for the United States, contributed to our understanding of other of colleges and universities in many parts of therefore, is to encourage and promote a important health problems and have helped China. The disappointments, bitterness, long-term transitional period for Taiwan to identify high-risk populations. frustrations and disillusionments of the stu and Mainland China, and to narrow and di State maps reveal major regional vari dents were apparent. These rapid develop minish the great gaps in political. social and ations in death rates related to motor vehi ments soon led to a power struggle in other fields between the two sides. Under cle crashes but lack the specificity of analy Peking and to the downfall of Communist the one-China concept, both sides should be sis according to county. For example, in Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang on encouraged to engage in "Peaceful Co-exist- such states as New York, where much of the e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 16572 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 17, 1987 population lives in urban areas, the death spread over 3587 square miles (9290.33 km2 ) for the amount of travel, however, rural rate for the state is determined largely by <0.2 resident per square mile), had a rate of areas still had high rates; death rates of oc the rates of cities, in which death rates of 558 per 100,000. The very highest death cupants of motor vehicles per million vehi occupants of motor vehicles are low. rate-1456 per 100,000-occurred in Loving cle miles of travel were lowest in the North In this study, the population-based mor County, Texas, which lost 4 of its 91 resi east and highest in rural western states. tality of occupants of motor vehicles was dents in motor vehicle crashes during the The greater distances between emergency calculated and mapped for all counties in period 1979 through 1981. Although sparse facilities and the reduced access to major the United States, and correlations with ly settled counties obviously have small pop ulations, which are subject to wide fluctua trauma centers, however, undoubtedly had population density and income were deter an adverse effect.

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