The Chinese Government now solemnly, declares that China's territorial integrity and sovereign rights have been wantonly" violated" by Japan in glaring violation of. such peace instruments as the Covenant of the League of Nations, the Nine Power Treaty and Paris Peace Pact. China is in duty bound to defend her territory and her national existence as weill as the sanctity of the above mentioned. treaties, We will never Surrender any part of our territory. When confronted with aggression we cannot but exercise our natural right fof self defence. If Japan did. not entertain territorial "designs on China she should use her efforts to seck a rational solution of Sino-Japanese problems and at the same ime cease all her armed aggression Jand military movements in China. In the event of such a happy change of heart China would, in conformity with her traditional' policy of peace, continue her efforts to avert a situation pregnant' with dangerous possibilities both for East Asia and for the world at large, "In this our supreme fight not only for a national but for a world cause, not only for the preservation of our own territory and sovereignty but for the maintenance of international fustico we are confident that all friendly nations while showing sym~ pathy with us will be conscious of their obligations under the inter national treaties: to which they have solemnly subseribed."—Central News,
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