Asked whether Japan was able to draw substantially on the resources of the occupied areas, the Minister stated that a short-term exploitation could have only small results. Japan, however, was looking to the future fund hoped to get a complete economic hold of the esources through the medium of the North China Develop~ ment Company as well us the Central China Development Company.
_the present time, at any rate, the Chinese Government was actually, receiving considerable quantities of produce' from the occupied areas through gaps in the Japanese lines, the Minister declared.
Asked whether the Japanese bombings materially affected the Chinese economies, Dr. Wong Wenshao stated that the Chinese industries were far spread and anyhow not large so that the actual damage done was rather Insignifeant. He added that, as stated before, China was largely agricultural ahd therefore not very Vulnerable to bombings—Trans-'Ocean. experienced soloist too. They have learned to speak Chinese quickly and to show their linguistic talent the sang the Chinese "Guerilla song" Harmonica musie and plays featured the meeting also and they were contributed by other groups. The Japan-se are said to have done all these at the meeting naturally just as if they were in their own country.
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