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5 Contemporary China; A Reference Digest  0 (1945-1946)

handle is hein.cow/cchinred0005 and id is 1 raw text is: Return Postage Guaranteed Sec. 562 P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 8383 NEW YORK, N. Y. CONTEMPORARY CHINA A Reference Digest Published Fortnightly by Chinese News Service, An Agency of the Chinese Government 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. Vol. V, No. 1 May 28, 1945 Declaration of Kuomintang Congress* It is significant that the Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang is held in this eighth year of our war when the final victory is in sight and constitutionalism is soon to materialize and when the entire world is emerging from chaos and darkness. Recalling the past and dwelling on the present, we realize even more fully that our responsibility and hardship are without parallel. For the information of all our party members and the entire nation, a review of the deliberations and results achieved in the Congress is here set forth. Restoration of Lost Territories First, China's most urgent task today is to strengthen her armed forces for the decisive battles and the destruction of the enemy. In eight years of bitter resistance, the enemy has occupied large sections of our country and millions of our gallant soldiers have fallen in battles while countless numbers of our men and women have suffered untold cruel- ties and violent death. Only the recovery of all our lost territories and the complete destruction of Japanese im- perialism can vindicate our enormous sacrifices. Only by the liberation of our long lost people in the Northeastern Provinces (Manchuria), the return of Formosa to its motherland, and the restoration of independence to Korea which she had enjoyed for thousands of years, and the total extermination of the seeds of Japanese aggression may we consider the victory completely won. Japan has now lost her disreputable partners. The anti- aggression nations will soon transfer their forces to the Far East. Japan, in desperation, is certain to make her last stand on the Chinese mainland. The decisive battles ahead are, therefore, bound to be the hardest and most severe of all in eight years. It is necessary that the entire nation should with one heart and purpose build up our striking power, thoroughly mobilize our resources, and with de- termination overcome all unpredictable dangers and hard- ships. *An abridged version of the Declaration of the Sixth Kuomin- tang Congress held in Chungking from May 5 to May 21, 1945. This declaration sums up the deliberations of the Congress on China's domestic and foreign policies. Support To Security Organization Second, our Allies and friends, especially the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR, have shown us great sympathy in our long fight for justice. They have also supplied us with arms, materials, and economic aid. The Chinese army and people are genuinely grateful for such friendship and will always remember it. With the enemy yet to be crushed, we will prosecute the war vigorously with everything at our command and faithfully adhere to the United Nations and the Four-Power declara- tions until victory is won, and support wholeheartedly the establishment of an international security organization. Japan remains as the only obstacle to China's revolutionary national reconstruction and world peace. After clearing this last obstacle, China will, in accordance with her tradi- tional policy, strengthen friendly relations with her Allies. We shall welcome financial and technical cooperation from all nations to carry out our industrial program. Recon- struction in China will be promoted on the principle of mutual development and of heightening world prosperity. Autonomy To Outer Mongolia and Tibet Third, the purpose of our principle of nationalism is to secure independence for China and equality for all the racial groups within the country. In order to insure the attainment of this dual object, this Congress reiterates the declaration adopted by the First National Congress of the Kuomintang in 1924 that a free and united Republic of China shall be established after the successful conclusion of the revolution. We shall strive with all our power to free all frontier racial groups from the oppression they suffer as a result of Japanese invasion. We shall actively aid the economic and cultural development of the frontier racial groups, respect their languages, religions, and customs, and promote local self-government. A high degree of autonomy will be granted to Outer Mongolia and Tibet. The full realization of the principle of nationalism will mean for our nation enduring peace and unity. Reproduction by Permnmission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Buffalo, NY

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