There can be no immediate improvement in Anglo-Japanese rel tions, but in view of the gravity of the European situation it is also un-Mkely" that Britain will permit a Grastic deterioration in her relations with Japan, Chinese circles see no prospects of an immediate improvement in the reations between "Britain and Japan for the simple fact that there is at Present a frontal clash between their interests in the Far East, particularly fu China, Japan, these circles state, "Is doing liber utmost to undermine foreign in forests and influences in China, where Britain has the largest interests all Powers, but Britain, who. has already suffered much from Japanese discrimination, is unlikely to abandon her tremendous interests, built after years of painstaking efforts."
Britain fs said.to have been hitherto most conciliatory in her policy in the Far In the opinion of Chinese quarters, this is partly due to the belief of the British Government that Japan hi never really intended to go too far "discriminations against Britain, and that some day this nonsense will cease somewhere, and partly due to the fact that Britain hasbeen 20 occupied during the past ten yeats with affairs in Europe and elsewhere that she has been unable to give her undivided attention to the Far East.
Chinese circles contend that Jong us this conflict of Interests exists, there can be no improvement in Anglo-Japanese relations—Reuter,
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