"Japan and China are closely related geographically, historically, and Facially, I believe that, through the application of appropriate policies, the two nations should be able to. work side by side to mutual advantage. Japan lacks the natural resources in which China abounds. Using these, Japan could make great industrial progress. The combination of Chiese natural resources and Japanese nical skill is at the basis of the Eastern economy, and should fable both countries to reap gains"
The relations between the two nations in past years have been "re-grottable," Mr. Wang continued, but he declined to expand on his statement As a responsible official of the Central Government, Mr. Wang said, he was always striving to treat the Sino-[Japanese issues in a spirit of friend-Jship and ce-operation, and he expect ed to do likewise in the future. The Jcurrent Nort China controversy, his opinion, would not greatly affect the relations between the two coun-'We should strive, however, make impossible the recurrence' of similar episodes in the future", Me. Wang said, Government Troops Withdraw Not Settled ¥et Tokyo, June 20, 'A message from Peiping reports that the 2nd and 25th divisions of the Chinese Government troops have all withdrawn from Hopel into the province of Honan—Reuter.
Charhar Troops Transferred Peiping, June An order for the transfer of the 132nd Division of the troops commanded by Gen, Sung Cheh-yuan, Chairman of the Chahar Provincial Government, from the province to Yangyuan, a town in Shansi, was issued yesterday by the Peiping Branch Miltary Council. The division was held responsible by the Japanese authorities in North China for the arrest and alleged ill-treatment of four civilian employees of the Kwantung Army at Changpei on June 5.
'The "Charhar Affair" will not be completely settled until after agreement is reached on minor details, Mr. Chin Teh-chun, Director of ' the Charhar Bureau' of Civil Administra tion, said to-day on his arrival here from Tientsin. Mr. Chin said understood that Gen. Sung Chehyuan had given a pledge to follow the orders of the Central Govern ment—Rengo, In his opinion, said Mr. Wang, the appointment of Mr. Wang Keh-min as acting Chairman of the Peiping Poli tical Readjustment Commission—did ROt dispose of the North China issue, additional suitable steps being Present considered by the Central Government. Asked concerning the settlement of all outstanding issues, Such as the readjustment of old Chi-Rose debts to Japan, or the inauiguraion of a commercial alr service between the two nations, Mr. Wang stated:
"Mr. Ariyosh!'s last visit here was only for the purpose of presenting his credentials, and we had 30 opportunity to' discuss "the pending problems. As to the adjustment of debts, all the loans contracted by the Communications Ministry and a part of the Railways Ministry's debts have already been adjusted, and we hope to settle all the reinsing debts in the same manner."
As to the inauguration of an air service between the two countries, Mr. Wang said the Government Commission: on Aviation decided in Nanchang last February that the establishment of international routes should be delayed until China's own
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