The year's might:
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Might Have Been Different General Chow deplores the fact that China failed to carry out the Generalissimo' programme for building up a force of 5,000 aircraft during the seven-year period between 1930 and 1937. If China had possessed even 500 aeroplanes at the Outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities "there would have been a different story," he declares.
Before China could hope to possess a strong air force or powerful national defences she must develop her industries, says General Chow.
In conclusion he urges that the nation concentrate on efforts to build up a strong air force, at the same time directing political, economic and industrial efforts towards the deveploment of the country's industries.—Reuter.
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