Berlin, Feb. 22.
Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Foreign Minister, conferred for one hour yesterday with Mr. Cheng Tien-fong. Chinese Ambassador to Berlin, explaining the reasons for Germany's recognition df Manchukuo and the tightening of her relations with Japan, The Ambassador expressed the great disappointment of China's ofcial circles and refuted the charges that China had submitted to Bolshevist influences, adding that the German military advisers in China surely know the falsehood of such a rumour.—Havas.
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