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While the world waits on events, three statements made by Chinese leaders during the week-end deserve attention. Dr, Wang, we are, told, is optimistic and sees ho call for alarmism, China, he says, is perfectly friendly to Russia but she cannot permit Communist Propaganda. To stop this, it was necessary for her to take over the GER. But "it is absolutely incorrect to infer that we have nullified the Russian interests in the railway." Nei ther Russia nor any other Power need fear "that foreign enterprises in China purely for legiti mate purposes will not be duly respected." And Dr, Wang adds:
It is the fixed policy of the National Government always to use. proper lomatie procedure according established "principles of international Law in reaching an amicable and satisfactory settlement of outstanding issues between Ohina and the foreign Powers.
This assurance by the Chinese Foreign Minister should be
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