AIL these harbours have close relations with, Hongkong and French Indo-China, "Speaking from the Brit: ah point of view, if Hsinan Island should Become the military base Powerful country, it would reduce the Strategle value of Honglong as well threaten the line of eomm®nieations between Hongkong. and Singapore, "Then" from. the French point of low, if Hainan" Island should, be turned into. a miliary. base Powerful nation, it would. make it iment ic"not Impossible for her to defend' French Indo-China. That why" as early' as on March 15, 1807, the' French Government. securéd_ the Manehisour content tat I would Power, never cote to any foreign
Due to the balance-of-power forces, Hainan sand up to thi date stil Femains an Integral part of Chinese territory. "mis, the paper said, must be retarded as China's good luck.
Continuing, the paper suid_ while neither "Great. Britain' nor France, despite the close relationship Hainan slane with their possession the Far East, is entertaining. any {erritorial designs, the tame thing can for be sold of Japan. The latter not nly. "wants" to Veelze the natural Fesources of the island "but oise Intends to turn the island into a naval for the execution of her south= ward polley.
With Hainan Island in her control, yrd Japan expects to deal a death blow to Hongkong and at the same time to cut off China's oceanic communication "with the outside world. The ultimate aim of Japan's plan to seize Hainan Island is to dominate. the whole of South China.
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