CHINA'S FUTURE
NEW SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
PAHIS, May 26. Progress information regarding the Chinese agreement shows that the new divisions of spheres of influence in the; Far East will be as follows:—
British sphere of influence—Thibet, Szu Chuan and West Siam.
French sphere—East Siam, Yun Nan, Kwei Chau and Kuanz Munz.
Japanese sphere—Shantaug, Mancuhria, Mongolia. The agreement opens the Yangtse to British, French and Japanese on equal terms.
The price of Japanese recognition of Admiral Kolchak will be Japan's withdrawal from Russian spheres iri Manchuria and Mongolia. The Chinese are desirous to sign the Treaty with a reservation respecting the Japanese clauses.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 29 May 1919, Page 7
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102CHINA'S FUTURE Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 29 May 1919, Page 7
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