The Archive · 1922

Canton and Mukden

Chang Tso-lin and Sun Yat-sen Allies: Dr. Wu on His Mission to Manchuria Dr, Wu Chao-chu, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs at Canton whose presence at Mukden we rej recently, has now arrived in Shanghai ex route to Canton. Interviewed by a representative of the "North-China Daily News,'" Dr, Wu stated—and he wished to make this quite clear—that his recent trip to Mukden was, m the first place, a return visit paid to General Chang Tso-lin who had sent a delegate to President Sun Yat-sen last month.

In view of the information hitherto coming to Canton regarding General Chang Tso-lin vis-a-vis of the Japanese, Dr. Wu said that he had been agreeably surprised to find, while in Mukden, representative foreigners there expressing the opinion that the General had proved himself an excellent guardian of Chinese interests in Manchuria. Dr. Wu also said that there was absolutely no foundation for the rumour that he had accepted the position of a high adviser to General Chang Tso-lin nor for the suggestion that Canton had concluded an agreement with Mukden for a "division of the spoils." He was not sent to Mukden for loot.

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