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Foreigners in Chungking listen to Kuomintang complaints that the Communists: 1) maintain their own government, army and currency, collect their own taxes, refuse to obey Chungking's mandates; 2) are more interested in extending their political sphere than in fighting Japan; 3) have exceeded their agreed-to military strength...
Communists in Chungking retort that they: 1) cannot dissolve their armies and submit to Kuomintang military, civil and economic control without a guarantee of their survival as a political party; 2) fight the Japs wherever and whenever possible; 3) live under constant threat from 23 of the best of China...
From the simple, concrete-and-stucco Bank of China headquarters in Chungking came rumblings last week of a major political upheaval. While grey-gowned clerks delicately fingered their abacuses in the cold, smoky counting rooms, directors of the bank reclined in rattan chairs, sipped tea, and ousted their fiery chairman...
When Mme. Chiang visited the U.S. last year she paid relatively little attention to her brother, despite the fact that he was officially Foreign Minister of his country. T. V. had little or no influence on her. Packed Board. T. V. left the U.S. last fall, returned to Chungking, failed...
British prestige in China dropped to an alltime low when news of the Hong Kong, Singapore, Burma disasters reached Chungking. A year later, a British Parliamentary mission flew to China, hoping to recreate good will and understanding.