Tokyo, Feb. 8.
Japan is giving strong support to the new regime in North China and will give similar aid to another new administration about to be organized in Central China, Gen. Gen Sugiyama, War Minister, revealed in the Diet yesterday.
Japan thus is expecting the eventual creation of a unified government in China, "although this may possibly take considerable time," the War Minister added.
Japan, he continued, wil] ce-operate with both regimes as long as they pursue pro-Japanese and anti-Comintern policies and expects the new regime in China to ce-operate closely with Japan in establishing lasting peace in the Far East."
Japan does not intend to enforce military administration in aeros occupied by Japanese troops, "since war has not been declared." Peace and order in areas under military occupation are maintained by local Peace Maintenance Commissions with the assistance of the Japanese Army. he declared "Favourable Progress"
The work carried 6i regimes in North and C 's showing "favourable progress", Gen. Sugiyama declared in reply to an interpellation by Mr. Yenzaburo Takahashi, of the Seiyukai.
The aim of economic exploitation of China, he went on, lies in strengthening North China's ties with Japan and Manchqukuo, and "thereby realizing the ce-existence and co-prosperity of the three Powers."
To accelerate the execution of motional policy in North China, the Government, Gen. Sugiyama said, is planning to establish special companies which will undertake the management of communications, electric power generation, and mining and salt industries,.—Domei. subsidiaries.
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