New York, Dec. 5.
Despite Russia having announced her desire to better relations with Japan, "there is no indication that the Soviet has abandoned or will abandon assistance for China," Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador to the United Stetes, said in speech at the Town Hall today.
"The beginning of improvement of relations," he said, between the U.S.S.R. and Japan was the result of Japanese overtures for negotiations, but Russia apparently is still continuing to help China."
Despite pressure from Japan, England and France ere continuing to aid China chiefly because of their deep-rooted sympathy, Dr. Hu Shih said.
"This sympathy," he added, "we can understand better now thet those Democracies are actually engaged in a terrific war. It is quite possible the European situation may force the British and the French to make rome other minor concessions to Japan on the mainland of Asia. But we are reasonably confident these Democrat-ie Powers. will not betray or desert China which for two years already has been fighting the world's first battle against aggression."
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