The Archive · 1928

CHINA'S POSRTION TOWARDS JAPAN

The Enforcement of Interim Regulations to Wai Nanking, Sept. 13.

The Nationalist Minister for For-ign Affairs, Dr. C. T. Wang, in an ith a Toho representa-made the following "Though 1 had no chance of mecting the, Jupanese Consul-General, Mr. S. Yada, during my last weel end visit to Shanghai, I am given unilerstand that the Tokyo Government have unofficially decided to adopt a "wait and see" attitude with regan to the question -f the treaty. T-consider it is too soon to take it for granted that the Japanese Government lack sincerity) regarding the revision of the Sino-Japanese treaty of commerce and navigation. Bat if the worst comes to the worst, the Nationalist Government are determined to enforce the all interim regulations already: promulgated.

"Bo that as it may, Iam of the that the Japanese authorities ave perhaps not fally aware of the actual state of affairs of China and the Nationalist Government.

Accordingly, I will further manifest my intentions in some form before the Nationalist Government take] their final step, namely, the enforce. ment of the abovementioned, which some apart ese residents in Shanghai were requested to appear at the Chinese Locdl Court and the Provisional Court of Shanghai, the Nationalist Government have already commieneed to enforce the said interim regulations. In, this tion of these regu "As regards the Tsinan in the Nationalist Government fully prepared to enter into fotintions with the Japanese Gov ernment, but should it transpire that after all Japan has no intention whatever of opening _negoti direct with the Nationalist Government in this matter, we shall have no alternative but to bring the case before an international tribune."—Toho.

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