The Archive · 1939

China Will Welcome Foreign Capital

Chungking, May* 16

A formal declaration that the Chinese Government welcomes. foreign capital in the development of her resources and industries was voiced by General Chiang Kai-shek, when addressed the National Production Conference here.

He stated that welcoming of foreign investments in China had been persistent policy of the Chinese Government, but before realization of a large-scale foreign investment China, Chinese private interests, including that of overseas Chinese, should invest capital in the development of resources and industries a the interior of China.

The Chinese Government, he declared, would give them every assist ance and protection possible. General Chiang Kai-shek also urged the closest ce-operation between capital and labour in order to increase production eapcejty for war-time needs. Reuter.

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