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Military

successes.

against China.

once

We have to consider this question

for all and of course

on

will depend the action 9.

the action I may

the decision,

take.

Were China not threatened by Russia, she had better be left weak.

she was

As she is threatened, it is better

strong,

even

if

we have to put

up with her airs.

The question of Kuldja is of ~

small import, and the Chinese,

no

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doubt, if the war was localised there,

to stay at banton or Shanghai, as long as

we wished.

In fact China would be glad if

Russia attacked those ports, for she would hope complications would arise with

Foreign Powers.

If you

look at the

map, you

will

see Russia has chosen a spot near the - Corea, she will work up

the boreans

against China, and then be able to

approach

Pekin in alliance with the ~

Coreans.

would be

a

match

for the Russians,

but it is at Pekin, where China is ~

exposed and there only.

China did not care

we

moved

on

us, till

for us,

Pekin, we were welcome

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