The Archive · 1933

JAPAN'S NEW POLICY TOWARDS CHINA

'80|Nanking Urged to Check Agitation for Better Relations Tokyo, June 2.

That the formal truce' agreement y 31 at Tangku has marked an important turning point jin the: relations between China and Japan in definitely ending the hostilities of the past two years and has opened up a vista of brighter jand friendlier relationship between the two countries, is the view taken by the Foreign Office. exe Government has now bean en:

Under this i rescion, the Japan

Jabled to approach the Peking and Nanking for the solution of various pending ration wes nine rot reliably learned that the Japanese Government in carrying on fritt Seen eerie pet te saan Goverment

if the chinese authorit do not of an aepecal and quiet observer adopt a policy sing at disturbing ems rity slog a doinaing and abstain from taking such jas might damage Japanese rights: jand interests in all parts of Chi Secondly, demands of the Chinese authorities that they shall strictly control the anti-Japanese boycott and agitation in any form throughout the territory under their jurisdiction.

the Nanking Government should strictly control that side of Government of forty years ago thet Toaledniniation othe on, the paper contr

with that "of today. Unless firastic steps were taken' towards strengikening the nation, China would be only a geographical tern before long, the "Sin Wen Pao"

ted, "Shunpao" Pessimistic While expressing appreciation of the hardships and difficulties encountered by the Government in handling the northern situation which resulted inthe opening Truce negotiations, the" "Shunpao" tated that the signing of the armistice meat no permanent pea any Chinese, "Joven the Gover ment dares. not hold an optimistic view of future developments"

In support of the contention, the pointed out that" the. truce sat loophole military, a5 the fed for Japanese fapervision of Chinese troop movements in a lage. area to. the south of the Great Wall. It was rogretshould have a hold on purely Chitable that the Japanese military nese territory, the paper stated,

tion was by 10 means peaceful, the 'Furthermore, mal situ paper. continued, Commenting' on the attitude of the southewest, and General Feng Vu-hsiang, the "Shun-0" expressed pessimism over the Possibility of internal unity and ¢o-operation, "90 much needed in the strengthening of the nation. the antiJapancse movement which has "hitherto been initiated and jearried on by the Kuomintang.

Fourthly, the Japanese Govern. ment, reserves the right to take definite steps if ever the Chinese troops advance beyond the line demarcated by the truce agreement and take military action against Japan and Manchoukuo—Rengo.

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