With regard to the projected extension of the term of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the Cabinet and the Waichiaopu have issued _telegraphic orders to Mr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister in London, and Mr. Chuang Chin-ko, Chinese Charge d'Affaires in Tokio, to notify the British and Japanese government—respectively—_ that China strongly objects to the inclusion of such terms as "the preservation of China's territorial integrity," "the enjoyment of equal opportunity," etc., in their alliance treaty. Whatever provisions concerning China are to be embodied in that treaty must have China's previous consent.
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