"Assistance from Great Britain, the United States and France is gradually materializing. But such assistance can only have effect of putting us in a more favourable position to negotiate peace; it is by no means sufficient to have any effect on the outcome of the war, enabling us to secure a decisive victory by military measures. This is well known to everybody and needs no further explanation. With regard to the international situation, it is obvious that without the ce-operation of Great Britain, the United States and France, Soviet Russia cannot take any independent action to help China on any large scale, while Germany and Italy will certainly not be reluctant to assist in the re-establishment of peace. With regard to the infernal situation—with the exception of the Communist Party and a minority, who would like to see China doomed, the National Government overthrown, and the Kuomintang collapse—I can see no proper reason why anybody should be opposed to honourable peace,""—Domei.
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