This slow, but steady reversal of feeling, the "Nicht-Nicht" correspon: ent claimed, was taking place "in spite of the alleged assurances given by Mr. Anthony Eden, when he was Foreign Secretary, to Dr. H. H. Kung, Chinese Finance Minister."
The opinion is gaining ground in [London, the correspondent continued, that Britain should ce-operate with Japan in developing China's natural Fesources and rehabilitating the Chi-ete market if British interests in China are duly respected.
Japan's political predominance in the Far East, he went on, is now recognized in Government circles, who attribute this Japanese position to her geographical location.
'The British people, the dispatch declared, are taking stock of the comparative' importance of British trade with Japan and with China to find that Japan occupies a paramount place. They have also realized that China, while important to Britain as 3 market for investments, is prineipally valued by Japan as a market for merchandize and a source of raw materials, These conclusions are gradually leading the British people to realize the feasibility and the necessity of [ce-operating with Japan in China.
British public opinion, the corres pondent admitted, had been seriously Stirred by the events in Tientsin, but Government quarters saw difficulties in' retaliating—Domei.
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