Attitude of Peking Government to the Unification Scheme under the Grand Duke Nicolas Readers will remember that con-lerable interest has recently been manifested among the Russiar resident in China regarding scheme to unify their efforts under: the presidency of the Grand Duke: Nicholas. In this connection it may also be remembered that at the time of the closing ofthe Soviet Consulate in Shanghai a warning was issued by the Nationalist Government in Nanking that political activities of White Russians would not be favoured any more than. those of the others, In view of the general position caused by this movement the following interview published in the "Shanghai Zaria" on February 19 with General Wu Ching, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs in Peking, has a special interest. The report of the "Zaria" star Owing to the importance of the statements made by the Vice-Minister, the interview was taken down, in shorthand by the Secretary for, Russian Affairs of the Ministry. After discussing the existing re-Intions between China and the Soviet, the interview passed on to the present situation of White Russians in China.
reporter, "Are you aware of the Answering. the "question of, the present work of the Russian emigrants for their unification, and if s0, could you tell me in what. state is the question of the supposed legalization of the Russian. emigration in China™, General Wu Ching replied:—"T am sufficiently aware of: the position of the Russian emigration and of the work. of their leaders. T even know some of them personally, It is a long time since 1 have been interested in the question of Russian emigration, I know that they have been fa long time in China, that they' fare numerous, that many of them have their own enterprises and are working very energetically. Therefore, in "connection with the general question of the well-being of the population in China we are giving a great deal of attention to the needs of Russia
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