While I have been in Asia the Communist Chinese have exploded another nuclear weapon, which they state was attached to a missile.

Countries like Free China were ending their dependence on AID and that others would follow.

The Chinese people, by long tradition, are devoted to ideas of freedom and self-government.

A cease-fire is purely on the Chi-Com's part.

A broad harmony of view has emerged from these discussions; for we recognize that the overriding need to counter the Communist threat in that area transcends such divergencies as there are in our policies toward China.

In an endeavor to assist the Chiang Kai-shek government to meet the situation with which it was confronted.

TODAY DIRECT radio service is being inaugurated between China and the United States.

I send to Your Excellency and to the people of China my most cordial wishes for the increasing prosperity of your country.

I have a question as to the impending famine due to the more or less failure of crops in some parts of China.

There is another matter of general concern, and that is this—that when our relations with a foreign country are in the condition that our relations with some of the Chinese are in at the present time, it is in danger of being quite harmful if the press resorts to speculation about the attitude of this Government.

There isn't any division of the Cabinet over the policy that is being pursued in China.

Of course, it is difficult to say, but so far as we can foresee it would appear that we now have sufficient forces in China to take care of such Americans there as need to be cared for.

I herewith transmit, in reply to the resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, a copy of a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying documents, relative to the pending treaty with China.

Having ratified the treaty between the United States and the Empire of China, pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate as expressed in their resolution of the 15th of December last, I lost no time in forwarding my ratification thither, in the hope that it might reach that country in season to be exchanged for the ratification of the Emperor within the time limited for that purpose.

To the Senate of the United States:I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, two conventions between the United States and China, one providing for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States on the Government of that Empire, the other for the regulation of trade, both signed at Shanghai on the 8th of November last.

I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, a treaty between the United States and China, signed at Tien-tsin by the plenipotentiaries of the parties on the 18th day of June last.

I transmit herewith additional documents having relation to the treaty with China, which may enable the Senate more satisfactorily to act upon it.

The exports, too, from the United States to China constitute an interesting and growing part of the commerce of the country.