China's Ministerial Manoeuvres One of the keys to an understanding
of Chinese politics is that resignations should never be taken at their face-value. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the Prime Minister, has now found that his health is more robust than he thought it, and he may very likely continue in office after all, particularly since the members of "The Sun dynasty," General Chiang Kai-shek, Dr. H. H. Kung and Dr. Sun-fo, are insistent that he shall.. All the leading political figures arc assembling in Nanking for the pending Kuomintang Conference, and it seems probable that General Chiang Kai-shek, who has done notable work in repelling the Communist menace in Szechwan and restoring confidence in that important Western province, is aiming at strengthening the Cabinet by the inclusion of personalities like Dr. Wang Chung-hui, at present a Judge of the Hague Court, and Dr. Ha Han-min, the left-wing leader. Dr. Hu's entry into the Government would ease relations between Nanking and Canton. General Chiang evidently hopes to establish a reasonable modus vivendi with Japan without sacrificing any vital interest. But whether Japan, with her obvious designs on Northern China, is disposed to be content with that is far from certain.
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