The Archive · 1928

France Conciliatory

France also expressed conciliation and sympathy to China, asserted Minister Wang. He declared that France followed the same policy as Great Britain with regard to China, Negotiations for the settlement of the Nanking incident were under and the ister of Justice be- goods that the matter would be amicably adjusted before long.

During his tour in Europe, he m2t cal industrialists who indicated wish to see the Nationalist Government stabilized and able to Lesson of Tsinan With regard to the Tsinan inchient, Minister Wang stressed the inadequacy of supplying Chinese news to Europe. At the beginning. of the trouble, all the news was cabled from Tokyo. The Japanese sent photographs on the alleged mas-sate to the European papers, while they forbade the taking of pictures by Chinese in Tsinan. What the people in Europe rend was the Ja-Danese version of the whole affair fund naturally their sympathy, Dr. Wang pointed out, was with Japan. News from China arrived five or six days later than that from Japan, But the truth always prevailed, With more authentic news coming in later, the Japanese marie was uncovered. The European papers be-to publish the Chinese side of the story.

Dr. Wang's opi nan incident must be legality of landing Japanese troops Shantung. Personally, he did think it legally justifiable for span to despatch soldiers to China which amounted to an impairment of Chinese sovereignty and an obstruction of the progress of the Northern Expedition.. Such action was contrary to international law, the Chinese jurist said.

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