"Moreover, in moving its armed forces within its own. territory whether at Shanghai or in North China, the Chinese Government has exercised but its sovereign rights which cannot be subjected to any restrictions. It would be preposterous to assume that Japan was entitled to despatch an enormous army to China while the latter was to be denied the right to move her troops for self-defence. As to the Shanghai Agreement of 1932, it has been repeatedly violated by the free and unlawful movements of Japanese armed forces around Shanghai. Upon the outbreak fof the present hostilities, the Japanese openly made use of the International Settlement as a basis for military operations. It is, therefore, incomprehensible th Japan should have accused any part: but herself of tearing up the Shanghai Agreement.
"As a signatory to the Nine-Power Treaty Japan is bound by the obligation assumed under the treaty to respect China's sovereignty and territorial and administrative integrity.
But instead of living up to her pledged word, she has without the least ground embarked upon large scale military operations against China, ' occupying Chinese cities, massacring Chinese people and destroying Chinese property
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