Referring to the strength of the the War, Minister stens, with °,000,000"soldlers In the Mold and 10,600,000 more tu reserve or in training, behind the lines, Over 400,000 guerritas are harassing' enemy garrisons and lines of communication, While more than 600,000 regular troops fre gpecating behind the Japanese General Ho Ying.ching said the biggest Chinese victory in the fourth Year was won in early February this year, when the Japanese in. three Columns. attacked southern Honan, dvancing 200. kilometres in one Wwbek."Onco the supply tines were extended, "however, he added, the Chinese counter-atiackea' and covered, all lost ground—alio. in one Week—"infleting 20000 casuaisies" the four years of the war the Chinese" have "succeeded in' des-toying over 1.000 Japanese alt= craft, according' to official figures released by the Chinese alr force, Of these, $21 are claimed to have been shot down by Chinese planes; 250, destroyed on the ground: 170. shot down by ontiaireratt fire; 136 shot Gown by. ground forces: 07 destroyed bby guerillas, and 49 crashed behind close to Chinese lines, these tures, it is added, do not include Japanese planes damaged and unlikely' to have returned" to their "bases, cor those Tost in nce eidents behind the Japanese lines.
Fifty-four Japanese airmen were taken prisoner by the Chines, it is further claimed," while more' than 1200, dead "Japanese tlemen were Chinese Air Force Outside of a fow surprise attacks by Chinese bombing squadrons, the Chinese statement reveals, the Chinese air force Is at present ree maining inactive, but it is predicted that itis ikely to renew the offend sive some time this. sum In this connection it is pointed out that "American alr' volunteer pilots ave at present on the way to China from the United States under the programme of Atneriean ald for China Outside of a few surprise attacks by Chinese bombing squadrons, the Chinese statement reveals, the "Chi. nese air force is ab present remain. ug thaective, but it is predicted that itis tMkely' to renew the offensive some time. this summer, During the year the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang =the highest governing body—held two plenary sessions, te seventh session in July 1940 and the elgth in March-April this year.
In accordance with the decisions of the sessions, the Government created central planning board and also parly and government work examina. Yon committees, with the former to make and examine plans relating to all forms of political and economic Feconstruetion, and the latter to check up actual accomplishments.
An economic council was created the Executive Yuan to co-ordinate the activities of various ministries and departments concerned.
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