"At the moment not a few observers seem inclined to feel as though Japan. by the inauguration of "a so-called Japan-Manchoukuo-China economic bloc, were driving at the exclusion from East Asia of all enterprises, capital investments, trade and other economic activities on the part of foreigners.
"It is quite regrettable that such an idea is now being reflected in the comments of various newspapers and magazines published in Europe and America.
"Japan has long stoutly upheld before all the world the principle of equality in commercial opportunity, though as a matter of fact that principle has received scant regard elsewhere and Japanese products of good quality and moderate price have everywhere been subjected to discriminatory treatment.
Japan nevertheless still believe: that the way to bring about pr perity to each and every nation is to give effect to the principle of equality in commercial opportunity, and she upholds the freedom of economic activity in all parts of the world as a matter of principle.
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