The Archive · 1940

Only Peace Aims Entertained by Chungking Gov't

Country's Integrity Will Be Preserved

London, Apr, 5.

China's determination to resist Japan to the bitter end was reiterate ed by Dr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador in London, in an ad dress at a meeting of the English-Speaking Union last night.

He declared that England and China were at. present engaged in life and death struggles in Europe and Asia for ideals and principles which alone made life worth living.

"China has not any war aims, but only peace aims," he said "War with Japan was forced on us, "Determined as China is to preserve her integrity, she is no less determined to encourage and participate in, to the utmost, the federation of international life that can be made practicable by goodwill and enlightened self-abnegation."

Dr. Quo Tai-chi stressed Japan's dependence on the United States for war material and expressed confidence that Washington would bring about a stoppage of metal and oil supplies, without which Japan would be powerless to continue the war,—Reuter,

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