TO EXPLOIT CHINA

Grey River Argus, 9 August 1935, Page 5

TO EXPLOIT CHINA

NEW BRITISH PLAN To Co-operate With Japan (Aus. and N.Z. Cable A sen.) (Received August 8. 7.10 p.m.) TOKIO. August 8. “Britain recognises that Japan’s is a stabilising influence in Eastern Asia and Britain desires to co-operate with Japan in firmly defending British rights and interests in China.” states M. Afatsudaira, in reporting to Hirota, according to the paper “Nichi Nichi Shim bun. ’ ’ The newspaper comments that this report reverses the earner impression that Britain is enviously attempting to interfere with Japan’s policy in China. The paper adds: Britain shows a • ondeney now, not only fo abandon the noljr-v of checking Japan’s economic nd van co in China, but even to resort tn A ngL.?-Japanese joint capitalisation of various enterprises that now arc capitalised by Britons.” The paper also asserts: 44 Britain is <how : ng a tolerant attitude in regard tn Japan’s intimation ro China that Q he fJnpnn) desires North China to he treated as a special area. Britain tendency now to recog-, vise the de facto realities of Manchnkuo. ’ ’