The Archive · 1937

Chinese Awaiting Japanese Move

Wang Chung-hui Deals with His Policies: Parleys with U.S.S.R. Deadlocked HINA docs not intend to put forward any concrete suggestions for the improvement of its relations with Japan but expects Japan to take the initiative.

Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Nanking's Foreign Minister, told a correspondent of the Tokyo "Nichi Nichi. The paper says that the statement is Dr, Wang's first expression of views since taking office more than a month-ago.

Tokyo Press Reports Large Long-Term Agreement Tokyo, May 5,"

Successful completion of negotiations for the grant of a loan of £2,700,000 by British interests to the Nanking Government for the construction of a Kuangtung railway was reported by leading " metropolitan papers. to-day. ways, now awalts only the approval fof the Legislative Yuan, the reports SigniNeance is seen in his statement that. Sino-Japanese "relations would take a definite tun for the better if the North China question were settled, although he admitted that the Man-¢hutlan problem would remain to be taken up. The proposal to negotiate for. abolition of consular jurisdiction in China is still under study, he said.

"The full list of questions submitted by the correspondent and the answers given. by Dr. Wang are given as 'Q, What are the objectives for your volley toward Japan?

'A. I am approaching my Japan diplomacy from (we angles, special elrcumstances and general conditions. Pulltieal obstacles and mutual misundorstandings must be removed to im~ prove relations. These are special circumstances, From. the general Toint of view, it is my desire to promote international ce-operation with al, and in this, Japan is naturally ludod. Strengthening. international relations all around sense be a method at Japan's nitlative Sought Q. What are some of the concrete punts of your pollgy of equality and eciproclty as far ay Japan is_con~ cerned? Do you mean that Japan must cease all its efforts in North China, dissolving all its acquired Tights! and interests there, and Abrogating the Shanghai truce agree ment so that we may start all over 'A. Before Japan and China can take! up conerete ideas, the strained feeling

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