WANG REGIME DOES NOT CHANGE MUCH - YET
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Paris, To-day.
IN AN EDITORIAL which is thought to reflect the
NATURAL
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1940
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official French attitude to the Wang puppet gov- STOP PRESS ernment, the influential "Le Temps" asks: Does the formation of Wang's "Government” mark a new and decisive stage in Far Eastern evolu- tion? Only subsequent events, the paper says, can answer that question, but we must take note of the formation of this puppet government which is the outcome of patient Japanese diplomacy, coupled with Japanese military operations.
"After two and a half years of un- | Chungking continues to be recognised declared war, giving them control of as the only legal government in China foreign relations as the United North China, of certain central pro- in vinces and the coast, Japan is still States has proclaimed."-Havas. confronted with enormous difficulties in her aim of enforcing permanent cooperation between Japan, China and Manchuria by bringing the two other countries under Japanese control.
"The problem is to connect the re- gional regimes established under Ja- panese control and thus
create a
new central authority ready to co-
Japan on operate with mutual confidence.
terms
of
OLYMPIC
GAMES OFF
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HELSINKI, TO-DAY. THE TWELFTH OLYMPIC GAMES "The problem is especially difficult ARE NOT TO TAKE PLACE THIS as the war is still going on in China | YEAR, OFFICIAL FINNISH QUAR- and Chiang Kai-shek's troops continue |TERS STATED LAST EVENING.
Preparations were far advanced be- fighting.
fore the war broke out and the. Fin- CHUNGKING INDOMITABLE "Chungking's Government, which isnish Government would have wel- recognised by all third Powers except Japan, is indomitable and determined to pursue its task".
comed an international manifestation bringing Finland much-needed funds for reconstruction. Seventeen na- The article concludes: "There will be tions, however, have informed Helsinki no great changes in the situation. The that owing to the European War they Nanking
is not recognised. I are unable to participate.-Havas,
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