The Archive · 1927

China's Past: Might

In the period of China's greatest might to which I have referred, she overawed all the surrounding "nae tions; in South-Western Asia every country was proud to be called a Teudatory state of China, At that time the imperialism of Europe had not appropriated land in Asin, Of Asiatic countries. China was the fonly one: that was impens in epnsequence all the small anil Weak states were afraid of her, dreading the use of her power to subdue them, Even up to the present, the small and weak states of Asia are not quite at ease with regard to China, Recently we held tin important meeting of the Ku mintang in Canton: and Mongolia sent representatives to. find oyt if four Southern Government was still intending to carry out an ims perialistic policy with regard to the Smaller state, When they had seen that the policy enter mined upon by the meeting was to support and help the small and weak state without the slightest thought fang imperialistic aims, they manifested their approval, and were willing to unite in order establish a great eastern—nation, Not only did Mongolia agree with this idea, but all the other smaller states also. Today the great European Powers are oppressing China by their imperialism and economical policy, and Chinewe ter~ victory is gradually decreasing: even from within the eighteen provincoy have lost a considerable amount,

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