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appealed for ruch demonstratius, the slots used by the demonstrators were on very orthedux communist Party lines. Dairen and Port arthur were n i mentioned, but on the other hand American imperialism was denounced equally with that of Britain.
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on the whole, the Chinese public waited with some confidence to see what the London government would do. is generally felt in China thet British officials and residents in the Far East are greatly out of sympathy with the policy of the Labour Government. For instance the Yi Shih Pau said on the 14th January, "From whɛt we see or the conduct of the hongkong government, we are led to doubt not only whether it is aware of the existence of the Chine se gɔvernment, but whether it is aware of the existence of the British government". The time of the British note, therefore, came as a shock, particularly the pert of it which defended the action of the Hongkong government. The Ho Ping Jih Peo on the 29th January #vid the note was a very bad example of a British diplomatic document, as on the one hand it acknowledged there was a question of jurisdiction awaiting disc¬źsion, while on the other it defended the agɛresalve tion of the Hongkong government. Mr. Bevin's reference
to the magistrate of Pɛo-en served to watablish the latter as a nɛţional hero in ṭhinese eyes. The Cheng Yen Pao said it wus & matter for self-congratulation that China hød at least one good hsien magistrate.
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The Ch'ien Ksien Jih Fao on the 30th anusry in a leading article to welcome the Tibetan trade mission said that Britain still had designs on Tibet and that "very alarming things" are going on behind the political scenes in that country. When we look at the outrage that happened at Kowloog we feel extreme concern about the future of Tilet. Co-operation between the Chinese government and the Tibetan people is necessary if we are to remove this alermine threat".
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as we have seen, American imperialism came in for abuse during the anti-Britis: demonstrations. This fact was deplored by the press, which attributed it to Communist agitators. The Ta Kung Pao on the 27th January reflected Chinese liberal opinion when it expressed concern over the possible growth of a militaristie spirit in America and hoped America would not follow the footsteps of the Axis powers in a campaign against commS LLLLÄ, SIA .
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ka we have seen, Russia was exempted from criticism by the student demonstrators here, However, the government press, especially the Catholic Yi Shih Peo and the Cheng Yan Pao, strongly denounced Russian Imperialism in Dairen and Port arthur.
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The British attitude towards the Japanese PesoS Treaty has caused resentment in China. un the 13th January the Ta Kung Pao carried a strong editorial condemning the view of the London "Times" that China was hampering MacArthur's plans. The Ta Kung Pao sai: that Britain, which has seven
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