In reply, the Foreign Secretary said that the Government's attitude in this Imatter had been indicated in his, statement in the House on Nov. 5 (when he said that the British Government did not intend, sent time, to raise the Legation at Peiping).
The next question, asked by Major-Gen, Sir Alfred Knox, Conservative member for the Wycombe division of Buckinghamshire, concerned the extent of Communist activities above Mankow, particularly in Szecht Sir John Simon, in reply, gave a brief review of Red activities in China in recent years, Mr, Chorlten then rose again and lurged the British Government to make representations to the Chines Government that the export duties imposed on Chinese goods were both hindrance to British trade and important factor militating against endeavours to restore China's trade balance.
Replying, the Foreign Secretary recalled that, in recent years, China had abolished or reduced her export duties on silk, rice, wheat and other articles." "Tt may, therefore, be presumed," he added," that the Chinese Government is aware that the ex. port duties tend to produce the effects mentioned by Mr. Charlton."
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