"Tu other ways also the effects of the European war were felt in China, for with the intensification of war activities in Europe and after the arrangement of the armistice by France, Japan. secured increased con trol of supply routes from Indo-China to free China and in September, at the same time as the Burma route was reopened after a temporary closure for three months by the Brit-Ish, obtained further bases in Indo~ China thus facilitating alr attacks by the Japanese uir forces on Kunming "and the Burma road, the most import-ut supply route remaining to Chung—king. The Indo-China—Thailand dispute, now settled through the me-lation' of Japan has however stil further strengthened Japan's strategic and to the Shanghai General Omnibus Company for the maintenance of a us service, and their refusal to permit the operation of these services North of the Soochow. Creek, though a Japanese omnibiiy com-any, without franchise from the Council" but presumably with the approval of the Japanese authorities, has been "operating a service in this area for some consi-Jderable time. There was possibly some excuse for suspending the services in the early stages of the hostilities, but now there is no excuse Jor justifeation for depriving the Jeompanies concerned of their egal Fights, "Though some mills and industrial plants in the occupied areas adjacent {to Shanghai are' operating under JSnpanese or Sino-Japanese control, very many of the plants are stil, JGeretict, on the other hand Chinese Industrial plants in the International [Settlement and French Concession have prospered greatly and there has been a very large increase in the number of plants operating as. well Jas in the variety of articles: manufactured, "This development has been inten-sited by the local need for articles formerly imported and by the demand that has arisen in other countries for articles of a medium grade. hitherto Imported from Europe which can be redueed in Shanghai at a suitable and He Positions in Indo~|rminaies, some of the export. trade Though when the war ter-
for movements in the Will have to find new outlets, South, Including the Japanese with seems probable that the export of drawal from Kwangsi, the military manufactured articles from Shanghai position of the Japanese forces in will become increasingly important. China has underyone tittle change, Meavy Export the tightening of the blockade of the China coast "has however materially "Owing to the heavy export of coal increased the diMeulty of transport from China to Japan, Shanghai for ing much needed goods and material some 2% years has been obliged to to "free" China. import coal from India and other "The impediments to trade and In-Jcountries to make up the deficiency, dustry, 10. which reference has been but _now in view of the shortage of made in former reports, which are tonnage importation has become in-delaying the reconstruction and relereasingly dificult and steps are be. habilitation which are apparently Ing taken to conserve stocks by re-80 ardently desired by the sponsors Jdueing the consumption of power by of the New Order in East Asia, still Industrial concerns. continue and are la many cases "The following figures showing the accentuated, but ft Is unnecessary to import and Export trade of all China elaborate in detail onthe various: in Standard dollars are given for ref. Jerenco, but in order to obtain a full fappreeiation of their significance they Rivers Still Closed Jshould be converted into some com-"It must however be recorded that mon unit, for though both are cal-those important channels of trade, the culated i Standard dollars. the rate Yangtze und Pearl Rivers still re-Jot exchange (in Sterling) taken for main closed to vessels other than [Customs purposes Is 1/2%d, for Im-Japanese which ply ereely on those ports while Exports are taken at cur-two main arteries; that "taxes" levied, rent rate, Thus the exchange conver~ both authorized and unauthorized, on sion for the years 1998, 1999, and 4940 goods in transit continue to. weigh is at 1/2% for Imports, but average: heavily on the Chinese and to dis-10, 6d, and 348 for Exports, courage normal trade; that transporta-"Net Tmports' from abrond—ion, facilities of all kinds In the occupied areas are still conned 10 JCN.se0a09se9 133K088200 2.077,13.0%8 1093 1900 1040 Japanese transportation companies "Net Exports Abroa which thus enjoy a monopoly under the protection of the Japanese army',
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