Probably the most absorbing feature of China's political history for the year has been the attempts to bring about peace between the North and the South. The appointments of Chu Chi-chien and Tang Shao-yi as Chief Northern and Southern Delegates respectively led to hopes that as a result of their meeting in Shanghai the breach between the two factions would be healed, but from the very commencement, before Chu Chi-chien had arrived in Shanghai, the continuation of fighting in Shensi in contravention of the terms of the original armistice were sad forebodings for the ultimate success of the venture.
Chu Chi-chien arrived in Shanghai on February 16 and four days later the Conference was opened in the German Club. Despite the fact that Chu did not hold plenipotentiary powers while Tang did, matters looked well
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