"Japan's adventure in China will meet with a similar fate to that of Napoleon at Moscow." declared General Pai Chung-hsi, Deputy Chief of the General Staff' of the Chinese Army, in an interview with Reuter" correspondent here today.
Explaining China's new tactics, known in, Chinese as "Chuan Mien Chan Shay" or "Entire Area Tactics, the General stated that hitherto, the Shanghai, Hsuchow, Taierchwang, and Hankow fighting,' the Chinese lad practised positional wortare, and also "regular warfare" tactics, but that from now on the Chinese army will adopt a now type of strategy.
General Pat emphasized that. the "Entire Area" tactics will not he limited by rear or front, east, west, south or north. The Chinese, declared, will not ght for possession of a point or line, but will seek control of an entire area Tactics Successtut practice. such tactics wore similar to those employed during the Present fighting in Shansi, where, "if the Japanese push southwards, the Open Door Bound With Integrity Chungking "The principle of the Open Door fs inseparable from China's integrity, jand complete independence," states Mr. Li Ti-tsu, Director of the Pub-lie ity and Intelligence Department of the Chinese Foreign Ofiec, in a special article appearing in this morning's "Ta Kung Pac "Only in an independent, Chin the article goes on to state, "will the Open Door be possible."
Mr. Li regrets the fact that the American Note of October 6, and also Lord Plymouth's statement "in the [House of Lords on December 7, though being weighty indictments of JJapan's discrimination against the Powers' interests in China, failed to stress the basic condition and prin ciples of the Open Door, which are the complete independence of China."
'Mr. Li, who is the recognized spokesman of the Chinese Foreign OMe, refutes the Japanese contention that Japan's conquest, of China Will not affect the Powers' interests.
He points out that "Seven years of JJapanese occupation in Manchuria have proved conclusively that there is no possibility of trade expansion by Third Powers in, the area under Japanese occupation."
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