Another matter of importance in Sino-Japanese relations which attracted considerable attention, was the situation in Chientao.
This district is the border terrtory between Manchuria and Korea. One can best indicate what happened here by strict adherence to dates: October 7, a report from Tokio indicated that the Japanese Government ws worried over acts committed in the city of Hungchun. According to the report, the Chinese troops fled before the bandits and the Chinese residents wanted the Japanese troops. On the same day it was reported that Mr. Obata had notified the Waichiaopu that the measures taken to protect Japanese against Koreans and bandits in Hungchun were inadequate. On October 8, Tokio reported that the Chinese troops deserted and joined the bandits, and that on October 8, Japanese troops had taken the city and had repulsed the attackers. October 6, saw the arrival at Gensan of a Japanese man-of-war. In a Japanese Foreign Office communique. issued on the 8th, Chinese soldiers were accused of having participated in attacks on Japanese in this district during September and October, Japanese troops were sent to the district as a matter of self-defence, and the Sino-Japanese Military Pact gave the basis for Sino-'Japanese ce-operation for the suppression of Chientao maraud-
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