Hankow, Feb, 11, All rumours of peace negotiations between China and Japan were indirectly refuted by Mr. Shao Li-tze, Minister of Publicity, in an address at a reception given here yesterday afternoon by the "Chinese Anti-Aggression League "While China appreciates the friendly support given to her by her friends," Mr, Shao said, "she herself must live up to the expectations of her friends by continuing her resistance against Japen in a determined and vigorous manner, "We know clearly who are our friends and who our enemies," he continued, "but we judge them by standards higher than mere self-interest, Those who support China in her fight against aggression and in her efforts to uphold peace, law and order are her friends."
General Chen Ming-shu, who was Commander-in-Chief of the 19th Route Army before they fought against the Japanese at Shanghai in 1932, also spoke.
He emphasized that to surrender to aggression would not only fail to end aggression, but would serve to encourage violation of peace and order, The only effective way to end aggression, he asserted, would be for all peace-loving nations and peoples io combine in a concerted effort, Another reception will be given this afternoon, but this time by the Chinese Peoples Foreign Relations Association, Mr. Wang Ching-wei, Chairman of the Central Political Council, will preside—Reuter,
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