Te Tweens Corny 1 rue Fan Base Perspective "of Events, Cultural mie oat. suey, printer-ate the Mubtrles of Finance duc "comamuntentions ghd Chinese "Government Salt "Adm Eirstion. "Eiward Amaia. London.
Given writer who has been enaged in important professional cap-fellies In China for over 38_ years, who has taken a very aclive part in the public life of the community, has hund independent association with the Chinese Gavernmentat various stages his cageer, and is equipped. with ah exceptionally wide grasp of inter-rational. affairs, the result. of al-{empling the difficult tassie of record. Ing events in the modern history. of the Far Bast is likely to be succossful. This contention is fully-proved by Mr. Kents book. Sketching in rapidly and clearly the earlier history fof China' as an introduction to the period with which he deals, Mr. Kent lunges. into. his narrative with a Sirectness and sense' of perspective Which attracts "and instructs the cader. "His chapters on the part played by foreign enterprise in the Sevelopment of China, and especially {have releting to the first treaty ports land the growth of modern. Shanghai Sand, of course, the treaty port of Tientsinmare exceptionally well done. He. preserves a {recdom from bias and prejudice which gives his book Special authority—although it should be at once stated that in' discussing recent events in the North his forthe Hin criticism will not be palatable those who are concerned to find excuses for Japanese aggression. Giscussing' the economic aspects of Sopaneso\ adventures in China auetos with obvious approval Sir George Sansom's inclusion:
'A slit turn of the wiiest rade ent margin of safety Japanese views on China are defined by him thus:
When Jo says she wants to a "eas Sick" Scheme butt Shu Japan unless Chins, can Erato ipa fect maner. a6 1 Belles she Sean But he is not blind to the other side of the case, as will be seen from this quotation from the foreword:
Suggesting thought in a onthe West ham not been, to Japan. It has tended.
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