The Archive · 1939

No British Pressure

He fatly denied, however, that Britain has exerted any pressure on China to come to terms with Japan, Mi, Sun said that the—present following of Wang Ching-wel, ousted Kuomintang leader now being supported by Japan in Shanghai, con~ sists of "nothing, but rift raft."

He said the Chungking Govern ment "views with equanimity the Drospect of a puppet government in Nanking and even the creation of a new Japanese-sponsored Chinese Jarmy under Wang."

"Tt such on army ts organized," he said, "its troops will desert to our side anyway.

Mr. Sun spoke of China's close ce-operation with the Soviet Union fand said the Chungking Government had complete confidence in Moscow, United Pross, American Ambassador

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