Has China any intention positively to propose regulation of relations?
'A. At the moment we are not thinking of any proposals. Nor are Wwe planning to dispatch any special envoy. to Japan. China is looking forward to Japan's taking the initia~ ive in moving for the regulation of relations. If Tokyo does not do 0, the alternative would be for us to explain our wishes to Japan and Uslen' to Japan's ideas in order, to arrive at some common basis ° of Q.. Will' the National Government! propose soon, the abolition of confular courts and the elimination of] other unequal treaty stipulations?
'A. That has long been an aim of the Kuomintang and was further decided on at the recent party plenum, T hope to take appropria Steps to that end in the near future, but as the matter is still under study Teean make no definite announces ment yet.
'Q. The return of the Soviet Ambassador, M. Dmitri Bogomolov, has started rumours that China and the Soviet Union are concluding a commercial treaty. Is this true?
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