Japanese General on Strife With China Both Japan and China are to blame for the bad state of their mutual relations in the opinion of Gen, wane Matsui, a reserve officer in the Japanese Army.
Addressing newspaper reporters at the Towa Yoko Hotel on Friday Gen. Matsui declared that Japan, by follow-Ing in the footsteps of the nations of the west, "gave the Chinese people the impression that Japan, like the western nations, was an imperialistic power."
"This", he added, "caused the Chinese to'misunderstand the Japanese spirit'
China's so-called revolutionary Aiplomacy was also responsible for the "bad blood" existing between the two nations, which in Gen. Matsui's opin-fon, is now "at ils worst stage." ac-[cording to the "Shanghai Mainichi." japan, however, has awakened since the Manchurian Incident and we are now making efforts to revive the Asiatic races by ce-operating with four neighbouring nation." he added.
Gen, Matsui, who arrived here on Wednesday from Tsingtao after a tour of North China, said his visit was for the "purpose of propagating the Great Asia spirit"
"1 met 50 to 60 prominent Chinese, '2 number of whom were in sympathy with our views," he continued.
According to the general's plan, a Great Asia Society should be formed in China independently of that now existing in Japan. "Both groups should then seek points on which they agree and ce-operate on those Gen, Matsui left Shanghai on Saturday to return to Japan. He said the expected to visit China again next Ispring. fore with each successive week, the Hervar is now which
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