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be accepted and gives figures to show that China has re-
ceived 2 per cent of American lend-lease supplies while
Great Britain has received 70 per cent and Soviet Russia
28 per cent. The paper goes on to point out that Admiral'
Mountbatten has "been behind the sereen for more than a
year but has not yet made an appearance" and expresses
the hope that "England will take action instead of indul-
ging in empty talk". The newspaper concludes that Mr.
Churchill's speech has taught China a valuable leason:
that China should "not cling to other countries" but should
depend upon her own efforts. The Sao Tang Pao (army-
controlled) editorially points out that Fr. Churchill's
statement showed that the Allies have not yet grasped the
significance and importance of the China theater but that
his statement has brought home to Allied military leaders
and to the foreign press a deeper, clearer and more accu-
rate understanding of the China situation. Concern is
expressed over the Allied failure to carry out a landing
on the China coast and questions are raised regarding the
real meaning of Admiral Nimitz's predictions of an American
landing on the east China coast. The Chao Pag points to
the "chivalrous spirit" displayed by China in coming to
the aid of the British in Burma and appeals for a similar
spirit on the part of the Allies. The paper states that
if the Allies continue to criticize China without extend-
ing material aid it will be a "breach of obligation" en
their part.
Mr. Churchill's statement has brought into the lime-
light both the inti-British feeling among many Chinese
and the Chinese attitude toward what many Chinese cons ider
the inadequate aid given to China by her Allies. Many
otherwise reasonable Chinese apparently agree with the
Chungking military spokesman in his description of American
aid as a mere trickle and some usually unbiased Chinese at
the
HATION
AND
Kunming describe Mr. Churehill's statement as one to be
expected from the British "when they feel that victory is
may
assured and there is less need of the assistance of other
nations". Mr. Churchill has succeeded chiefly ine fanning
the flames of the already existing anti-British feeling in
China but he has also drawn widespread attention to the
question of American aid to China.
While initially the chief emphasis in the Chinese press
was one of bitter resentment of Mr. Churbhill's statement,
there has since developed a feeling on the part of many
Chinese, as expressed in the press, that Amerrean aid to
China has been insufficient and that Chine's military
weakness and present serious situation have been caused
solely by the lack of aid from her Allies. This attitud e
has been bolstered by American press comment published in
the Kunming newspapess, which indicates American agreement
with the contention of the Chungking pokesman that Ameri-
can aid has been slight and that China has suffered military
reverses because of this neglect.
Impartial Chinese observers, however, are aware that
the fundamental causes of China's military weakness and
reverses go deeper than a nere lack of military equipment.
During
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