Peking, Jan, 10.
The following statement was received by Reuter's Agency from Premier Liang this morning The relations of China with foreign countries have become more and more friendly every year. The change in the form of Government, effected by the establishment of the republic, has been followed by advancement in the thoughts and knowledge of the people of China in keeping with the times. It is the desire of the Chinese people that modern civilization—shall spread among them, so that they can add such knowledge and science to their inherited knowledge derive ed from the old Chinese civilization, and they also hope that their hitherto untouched, vast natural resources will be developed with foreign as well as Chinese capital. This is the real stepping stone for closer connexion between the East and the West and it would inevitably serve to promote the closest friendly relations with foreign countries.
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