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Show CHINESE POLICY OUTLINED. tlaaiaod and I.rn4r o-opemtloo I Clermany and Kn'ahd have formed ' .a alliance to maintain territorial integrity in-tegrity of t hina and to keep porlaopen. The lertui of thia agrcrmcut are odici-' odici-' ally given nut aa follows: Firstly It ia a matter of joint per. . manrnt international Interest that the porta of China should remain free and open to trade and to every oilier legit imate form of economic activity for the peoples of all countries w ithout disl-oc-! tion. and the two governments agree on their part to nphol.l theaame for all Chinese territory aa far as ther can : exercise luflucni-e. I Secondly Hotta government agree that the question mil not on their part make use of the preaent complication J to obtain for thetuselveaany territorial advantage in Chinese dominion and j will direct their policy toward main-; main-; laining nndiminisoed the territorial I condition of the I hmese empire. Thirdly In case of another power making use of the complications in China in order to obtain under auy form whatever such territorial advanl- j ages, the two contracting parties re- j aerve to thrmx Ives the right to come ; to a 'preliminary understanding regard- J lug the eventual step to be taken for' the protection of their on n interests in j China. Other porters are asked to support , .be agreemeiiL j |
