When the incident started "China saw. that the afore-mentioned hope for a peaceful settlement could not be realized and was forced to resort to armed resistance." Mr. Wong further declared.
"Since the Japanese Government nas solemnly issued its declaration of December 22 it is possible through peaceful means not only to assure he security of the northern provinces but also to recover the territory lost in the course of the present war and io preserve China's national sover-eighty, administrative independence and integrity," Mr. Wang stated.
"We suspected that such collabora-on (anti-Comintern) would lead to interference with our military and political affairs. This suspicion may now be removed in view of the unequivocal declaration to the effect that the proposed anti-Comintern pact between China and Japan will be concluded in the same spirit as similar pacts now binding ' Japan, Germany and Italy."—Domei.
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